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.Pierce sighed but fished Noah’s wallet out of his pocket and held it out obediently, waggling it a little.“See? It’s his.I’m not going to rob you or anything—I’d just like to give this back and maybe have a word or two with him, that’s all.”She smiled at him apologetically.“I’m sorry, Mr Hollister, but one can’t be careful enough these days.Would you like to come in? You can wait for Noah if you want, he should be back any minute.I’m Judith Mitchell, by the way.”“Yes, thank you, Mrs Mitchell.”“That would be Miss,” she informed him, holding the door open for him.He followed her inside where a nice, homely cooking smell greeted him and reminded him that he had skipped lunch.On cue, his stomach let out a desperate rumble.Politely ignoring it, the www.total-e-bound.comSUB-MISSIONSage Marlowe34woman led him down a short, narrow hallway into a small, but tidy and impeccably clean kitchen where she gestured for him to sit.“Would you like some tea?”“Yes, please.”She put a cup in front of him and poured his tea.After briefly rummaging through a cupboard, she returned with a small plate full of chocolate biscuits.“Noah’s favourite.” She grinned, resting her forearms on the back of the chair in front of her.“Mine too.” Pierce smiled back.“Really? What a nice coincidence.So how do you know Noah? I’m not sure if I’ve ever heard him mention you.”“Um, well, I don’t really know him all that well, to be honest.We only met twice, briefly.”If she had any suspicions about the nature of their meeting, she kept them well hidden.“Yes, I know.He doesn’t often get out to meet people.” She sighed regretfully.“A pity, at his age.He really shouldn’t have to worry so much.”“Worry? About what?” Pierce probed softly.Maybe that nice woman would give him some of the answers to the questions he had never got to ask Noah.“About…” She interrupted herself, letting the sentence hang in the air when they heard the front door open.“Hey, honey, we’re home!” Noah’s cheerful voice echoed in the hall, followed by Phoebe’s bubbly laughter.“Wait, milady, you have to take your coat off.” More girlish laughter followed Noah’s fairly good impression of a humble servant.Some rustling of clothes and Phoebe whizzed into the kitchen.“Auntie Judy!” She bounced excitedly into the woman’s arms and hugged her as tightly as her little arms would allow.“Something smells delicious in here,” Noah observed on entering.“Which is good,‘cause I’m starving and…” He fell silent when he saw Pierce sitting at the table, and stopped dead.His expression went from relaxed to surprised to guarded in an instant and his eyes darted to Judith.“What…”www.total-e-bound.comSUB-MISSIONSage Marlowe35“I’m just here to return your wallet, Noah.” Pierce held the small leather object out for Noah to take.“You, um, lost it at…err, yesterday.”Noah quickly swallowed the comment he was clearly about to make.Whatever it was, it probably wasn’t fit for Phoebe’s ears.“Great.I’ve been searching for the stupid thing everywhere.” Their fingers brushed briefly when Noah took his wallet.“Sorry.I only just found it when I got home from work tonight or I would have made sure you got it earlier.” Finding it had been quite a pleasant surprise if he was honest, as it gave him a chance to see Noah again, although he had felt a little uncomfortable going through Noah’s personal documents to find out his last name and address.He’d also taken a glimpse at Noah’s date of birth.At only twenty-five, Noah was quite a bit younger than Pierce would have liked him to be, but older than he’d feared.Noah sighed tiredly.“Thanks anyway.I appreciate it.”“Hello.How is June?” Regardless of the tension between the adults, Phoebe had marched up to Pierce and stood in front of him.“June? She’s fine [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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.Pierce sighed but fished Noah’s wallet out of his pocket and held it out obediently, waggling it a little.“See? It’s his.I’m not going to rob you or anything—I’d just like to give this back and maybe have a word or two with him, that’s all.”She smiled at him apologetically.“I’m sorry, Mr Hollister, but one can’t be careful enough these days.Would you like to come in? You can wait for Noah if you want, he should be back any minute.I’m Judith Mitchell, by the way.”“Yes, thank you, Mrs Mitchell.”“That would be Miss,” she informed him, holding the door open for him.He followed her inside where a nice, homely cooking smell greeted him and reminded him that he had skipped lunch.On cue, his stomach let out a desperate rumble.Politely ignoring it, the www.total-e-bound.comSUB-MISSIONSage Marlowe34woman led him down a short, narrow hallway into a small, but tidy and impeccably clean kitchen where she gestured for him to sit.“Would you like some tea?”“Yes, please.”She put a cup in front of him and poured his tea.After briefly rummaging through a cupboard, she returned with a small plate full of chocolate biscuits.“Noah’s favourite.” She grinned, resting her forearms on the back of the chair in front of her.“Mine too.” Pierce smiled back.“Really? What a nice coincidence.So how do you know Noah? I’m not sure if I’ve ever heard him mention you.”“Um, well, I don’t really know him all that well, to be honest.We only met twice, briefly.”If she had any suspicions about the nature of their meeting, she kept them well hidden.“Yes, I know.He doesn’t often get out to meet people.” She sighed regretfully.“A pity, at his age.He really shouldn’t have to worry so much.”“Worry? About what?” Pierce probed softly.Maybe that nice woman would give him some of the answers to the questions he had never got to ask Noah.“About…” She interrupted herself, letting the sentence hang in the air when they heard the front door open.“Hey, honey, we’re home!” Noah’s cheerful voice echoed in the hall, followed by Phoebe’s bubbly laughter.“Wait, milady, you have to take your coat off.” More girlish laughter followed Noah’s fairly good impression of a humble servant.Some rustling of clothes and Phoebe whizzed into the kitchen.“Auntie Judy!” She bounced excitedly into the woman’s arms and hugged her as tightly as her little arms would allow.“Something smells delicious in here,” Noah observed on entering.“Which is good,‘cause I’m starving and…” He fell silent when he saw Pierce sitting at the table, and stopped dead.His expression went from relaxed to surprised to guarded in an instant and his eyes darted to Judith.“What…”www.total-e-bound.comSUB-MISSIONSage Marlowe35“I’m just here to return your wallet, Noah.” Pierce held the small leather object out for Noah to take.“You, um, lost it at…err, yesterday.”Noah quickly swallowed the comment he was clearly about to make.Whatever it was, it probably wasn’t fit for Phoebe’s ears.“Great.I’ve been searching for the stupid thing everywhere.” Their fingers brushed briefly when Noah took his wallet.“Sorry.I only just found it when I got home from work tonight or I would have made sure you got it earlier.” Finding it had been quite a pleasant surprise if he was honest, as it gave him a chance to see Noah again, although he had felt a little uncomfortable going through Noah’s personal documents to find out his last name and address.He’d also taken a glimpse at Noah’s date of birth.At only twenty-five, Noah was quite a bit younger than Pierce would have liked him to be, but older than he’d feared.Noah sighed tiredly.“Thanks anyway.I appreciate it.”“Hello.How is June?” Regardless of the tension between the adults, Phoebe had marched up to Pierce and stood in front of him.“June? She’s fine [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]