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Harriet’s hands, still holding the cup, tensed so much that the
veins on the back of her hands stood out.
She leaned back to avoid Ellsworth and called out, “Ellsworth!”
Ellsworth stopped kissing her, but didn’t immediately move
away from her neck. His warm lips still pressed against her
skin.
Finally, he gently bit her, sucking lightly. Harriet gasped, then
took her left hand off the cup to touch the spot where he’d
bitten her.
Only then did Ellsworth move away and sit back down in his
chair.
Harriet’s lips, after his kisses, were red and a little dry.
Looking at Harriet, Ellsworth smiled and asked, “Who taught you
to kiss with your eyes open?”
If he didn’t know her, if he hadn’t watched her grow up, he
would have thought she was a seasoned flirt.
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Harriet touched her neck where he’d just kissed her, glanced at
him, and said nothing.
She didn’t want to close her eyes. She wanted to look at him.
The way he looked, lost in the moment-maybe she would
remember it for a lifetime.
Harriet said nothing, and Ellsworth glanced at the cup of brown
sugar ginger tea in her hands. Not a drop had spilled. He teased
with a smile, “Impressive self-control.”
Harriet looked up at him and gave an awkward smile.
Seeing Harriet smile, Ellsworth stood up.
Seeing this, Harriet took the hot water bottle off her stomach
and stood up as well.
She walked him to the door, and he said, “Get some rest early.”
Harriet held the door handle and nodded at him. “Mm, you
should rest early too.”
Ellsworth took his right hand out of his pajama pocket, ruffled
Harriet’s hair, and then turned to go back to his own room.
After closing the door, Harriet didn’t go straight to bed. She
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leaned her back against the door, tilting her head slightly to look
at the ceiling near the floor-to-ceiling window.
She stared in that direction for a long time, then raised her right
hand and gently touched her lips.
She and Ellsworth-maybe they were better suited to being
friends.
She stood behind the door for a long, long time, thinking about
many things, before finally returning to bed to rest.
In the days that followed, keeping a bit of distance, she and
Ellsworth had no more conflicts.
They didn’t see each other much, but everything was peaceful.
***
That morning, Ellsworth came to Galaxy Innovations to discuss
a contract, and Gracelyn came along too.
The little girl’s stitches had just been removed that morning, so Reginald brought her to the office.
In the office, when Reginald saw Ellsworth arrive, he set Gracelyn down from his arms and said to her, “Grace, go play
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downstairs for a while. Daddy has to talk about work.”
“Okay, Daddy.” Agreeing, the little girl hugged her water cup and
hopped downstairs, not caring that her leg was a bit different
from others.
“Mr. Townsend.”
“Mr. Barton.” The two shook hands in greeting, and Ellsworth
smiled, saying, “Mr. Barton, you really are a family man.”
Reginald laughed, “I wouldn’t say that. With just one child, it’s
not hard to be a little attentive.”
Reginald closed the door, made tea for Ellsworth, and the two
began to discuss business.
Meanwhile, in the downstairs office.
After playing in the big office for a while, Gracelyn gently
knocked on the door of Harriet’s office and poked her little head
inside.
At her desk, Harriet was busy working.
Hearing the sound, she glanced at the door and, seeing it was
Gracelyn, her face lit up with a smile.
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She greeted her with a bright smile, “Gracelyn, has the wound on your eyebrow healed?”
Harriet’s voice was very soft and gentle.
Gracelyn looked at her carefully, nodded, and said in a childish voice, “Daddy just took me to see the doctor. I’m all better now.”
Then Gracelyn added, “Uncle Grayson said you came to the hospital to see me last time, so now I’m here to see you.”
The little girl wore a yellow floral dress that made her skin look even fairer, making her look even more like a porcelain doll.
She was especially adorable, making people want to hug and
kiss her.
Hearing Gracelyn call her ‘sister,’ Harriet was overjoyed and replied in a tone meant for children, “Thank you, Grace, for
coming to see me.”
Clinging to the door, her little hand on the handle, Gracelyn
asked in her sweet voice, “Sister, can I play with you for a
while?”
Harriet checked the time-it was already 11:40, and her morning
work was done-so she nodded to Gracelyn, “Of course you can.”
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With Harriet’s permission, Gracelyn pushed the door open all
the way and entered the office, both happy and a little shy.
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