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“Oh my god, we just had number one!” I giggle. “We need to wait a little, for propriety’s sake, before we start on number two. But there is one thing that Idowant actually.”
“Name it. Whatever it is, you can have it,” Eric promises, blue eyes flashing. I take a deep breath before meeting his gaze.
“Well, I’d still like to go to college one day,” I confess. “Right now, Haley is too young for me to leave her, but once she's a little older, I'm thinking of taking classes at a nearby university. What do you think?”
My husband smiles as he gazes into my eyes.
“Of course, honey. I always knew you would,” he says in a soothing tone. “We’ll hire a nanny to take care of Haley while you pursue a degree because of course, you have to follow your dreams.” My eyes tear up from his words because I have the best husband in the world. But then, Eric winks.
“But be prepared to be pregnant while you’re in school because I want you barefoot with my baby in your belly, Kitty,” he growls in a warning tone. “I’m not kidding.”
I merely laugh before wrapping my arms around his broad shoulders because I know Eric’s speaking the truth. Maybe not literally, because I won’t be barefoot or dressed in rags. Instead, I’ll have the finest shoes, clothes, cars, and home at my disposal, not to mention tutors and study aids. But all that’s in the future, and I cock my head while taking in the tableaux of my husband with our daughter in his arms.
“Oh, and guess what?” I ask with a sly smile.
Eric shoots a look at me.
“What is it?” he asks. “I know you’re thinking of something.”
I nod.
“Well, it turns out that I’m not the only one who’s moving up in the world. Do you remember Maggie from the palace? She used to work as a maid too.”
Eric shakes his head.
“Honestly, no, sweetheart. You know I never paid attention to the staff. Other than you, of course,” he adds hastily, jiggling Haley up and down. “Why, what about her?”
I nod.
“Well, it turns out that Mags is moving to New York! She got a job at a pet store, and wants to take classes to become a vet tech.”
Eric looks confused.
“That sounds like a big change. What’s a vet tech?”
I nod.
“It’s basically a physician’s assistant, but instead of helping a doctor treat human patients, you help a vet see animals instead. It sounds great, doesn’t it?”
Eric nods.
“Sure. I mean, not everyone works for the palace forever. People definitely move on to other things.”
I nod.
“Yes, but it turns out that New York is crazy because Maggie’s met a billionaire there. How does that even happen?”
Eric looks just as confounded.
“While working at the pet store?”
I nod.
“Yeah, that’s what she says. She says this guy walked in one day, all formal in a fancy business suit, and a dog peed on him or something like that. But then, in a turn of events, he asked her to be his fake fiancée because he needs it for some company inheritance thing. Isn’t that weird?”
Eric shrugs.
“It is, but then again, we just went through our own inheritance drama here, so I’ll keep my lip zipped.”
