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Chapter 35: MAGGIE

The tension was broken by the sound of children bursting through the door at the end of the school day and I welcomed the distraction. Parents greeted their kids and slipped into their normal home-time routines. Molly's eyes were as wide as saucers when she saw who I'd brought with me to meet her.

"Noah," she shrieked and ran full pelt at him. Her arms went around his hips and she hugged him tightly, with her cheek resting on his jeans. Noah smirked. "Why are you here?" she asked excitedly then pulled her head away to look up at him. It was clear that in the short time she'd known him he'd wormed his way into her affections as much as he had into mine.