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you just left the hospital and the old man is already making Blake take his trips for him?”
    I nod. “Blake thinks he did it on purpose.”
    “ Oh, I know he did, sweetheart.”
    I then tell her about Brooke being at the hotel and in Blake’s room and that we don’t know why or how that happened.
    She shakes her head in disbelief.
    The woman who is now painting my nails a light pink and who sat quietly throughout the entire time, up until this moment, clears her throat.
    “ I think I have someone named Brooke for my next appointment,” she says.
    Carol sighs and calls her friend who says she will take care of it by offering Brooke a massage and keep her there until we’re done. Carol insists on paying for that massage, which the manager declines at first, but Carol won’t let go.
    When we leave, there is no sign of Brooke. I also look for Blake around the hotel but there are no signs of him.
    “ They’re probably using a conference room,” says Carol.
    “ Of course. I’m sure they are.”
    Carol leads me to her car and drives off. We end up at a clothing store.
    We walk in and Carol starts to look around. “Please, just get whatever you’d like,” she says.
    “ Oh, I couldn’t,” I say and then remember that I have nothing else to wear. Then I look around, feeling lost, swamped by clothes that are too fancy.
    Carol laughs to herself. “What was I thinking?” she mumbles. “You’re no older than my daughter. Come. We’ll go to the store next door.”
    I feel more comfortable as soon as we walk in. Carol says I should look around and get whatever I would like as she picks up a few things to send her daughter. Blake said we’d be here for two days at the most so I just get enough for those days.
    I look over at Carol who is smiling at me. “Are you sure this is okay? It’s just that all my things were at the island and I have nothing with me.”
    “ Oh, sweetheart, of course! I’ll send a message to our housekeeper and ask her to stop by the store to pick up toothbrushes and other necessities for you.”
    When we finally leave the store, I’m exhausted. And somehow I ended up with extra clothes. At some point, Carol asked that I held her things while she ran to the store next door. When she returned, she had a dress and shoes in the bag, which I had yet to see. She said it was a gift and that I would need it for dinner. She said she hoped I didn’t mind. I didn’t understand why we didn’t just go to the store afterwards, at least not until I saw the price tag. Money is something new to me, but I know that was entirely too much.
    When we get back to the house, I see Blake’s car on the driveway and my heart skips a beat.
    The house is big, really big, yet, simple. Carol says that I can leave the bags and someone will get them for me. As we walk the short distance to the front door, I notice that there are a lot of flowers everywhere. Carol catches me looking and says, “I’m a bit obsessed with gardening, especially since Jane left for school.”
    She smiles at me and opens the door. I see Blake stand as soon as he sees me and I rush to his side. He puts his arms around me, “Did you have a good time?”
    I look over at Carol and smile. “Yes, I had a great time.”
    “ So, how did it go?” asks Carol.
    “ Great!” says Mr. Jones. “Mikaelis is a new client. We’re signing the papers over dinner tonight.”
    I look over at Blake, “Yeah. Dad should be happy, but I guess that means we’ll head back either tonight or first thing in the morning.”
    I nod at him and catch Carol watching us.
    “ Actually,” she looks at her husband and winks, “why don’t you stay for a few days. Mike can tell your dad that he needs your help with other things. That will give you and Arianna some alone time.” She now looks at me and winks.
    Mr. Jones looks confused, but shrugs. “It’s not a bad idea. Please, do stay. Besides, I still want the full story on how the two of you got