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    Marissa plopped down beside Rata-


    <b>all </b>the Lego pieces. *


    tran a hook at


    *So where to start from? Is it the castle only or do we need to build bridges and towers too?” she brought a small Lego piece near her eyes and turned her face sideways just <b>to </b>find Rafari already looking at her


    “Can you look somewhere else? she whispered with a


    he </b>also made the same face.


    mimicking her smile.


    “I’m sorry. I can’t help it,” heughed


    “Mommy” Daddy” What you two are whispering” Abi asked them with a pout. Marissa quickly cleared her throat and gave Rafael that warning re.


    “Start with the castle, I don’t know much about them. I


    wish he could help us,” she threw a subtle nce towards Alex who was still busy with his tab or maybe pretending to be busy


    Rafael followed her gaze, and a soft smile touched his


    lips. “Hey, Tech whiz. If you change your mind don’t


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    hesitate to join us. It shouldn’t hurt if we can use some of your engineering skills.”


    This time Alex just nodded, and Marissa saw hope.


    Rafael was trying to build something and was asking Ariel to hand him over therger Lego pi


    At one point she felt that the castle building was tilting aside.


    Marissa quickly reached out to support the small building, he had managed to build. Their shoulders. brushed and she gave him a reassuring smile,


    “Don’t worry, daddy. I have got this,” she said softly.


    Rafael’s face was serious when he acknowledged her help with a nod, “Thank you, Mommy.”


    Her eyes went back to Sophia who was standing in the kitchen doorway and had a ‘See, I told you so‘ look on her face.


    ***


    Marissa was pleasantly surprised when she found Rafael spending most of the day with the kids.


    After sitting with them for a while she started theundry and then went to the kitchen to cut some veggies for the next day’s early morning order.


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    Theter orders were usually handled by her staff.


    “Are you still with them? I need to do a few more chores,” She bent down to ask Rafael in a whisper. He just pinched her chin affectionately and nodded, giving her a go–ahead.


    After getting done with theundry she wanted to shave her arms and legs. Her face badly needed a cucumber mask to freshen up her skin.


    She had also nned to use an overnight mask tonight.


    Sending a little prayer on Rafael’s way, when she came out of her room Rafael was leaning back wearily against the sofa.


    There was a huge castle ced on the kids‘ desk. It was still tilted and didn’t have windows at all. Even the doors looked faulty.


    “Where are the windows?” she asked the girls who were whispering something in Rafael’s ears and the tiredness on his handsome face was evident.


    “Daddy said, it’s OK to not make windows because


    then a dinosaur mighte in the middle of the night


    through it”


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    Ariel gave her the exnation and Marissa saw Rafael clutching his lips together to stop himself fromughing.


    “And what happened to these doors?” she asked Abigail who just shrugged fluttering hershes.


    “The door will be fixed once the owner of the


    arrives,” Rafael answered with his eyes still closed


    “Owner?” sheughed, “who is the owner?”


    “Daddy said that the queen is the owner, and the king will not let anyone fix the doors unless the queen


    Marissa who was nning tough hard at the outrageous exnation went still, rooted to her spot.


    Was she imagining it, or was it a silent message for


    her?


    How could she tell the children that the queen was already living in the castle and the king was waiting for nothing?


    He just didn’t want to fix anything in the castle.


    “Hello, folks!” Sophie and Flint who were out for


    grocery shopping entered carrying loads of grocery


    bags.


    Rafael was at once on his feet. He took the bags from Sophie and quickly looked over his shoulder at Alex, “Alexander! Can you help Flint please?”Material ? of N?velDrama.Org.


    Marissa liked it when Rafael made a subtle effort to


    teach manners to their son.


    “You should stay for dinner. I am nning to make tower sandwiches,” she told him when he was walking


    to the kitchen counter.


    But he shook his head, “Why don’t I order something for all of us?” he suggested.


    “Are you sure?” she didn’t know why she was being


    hesitant.


    “Absolutely,” he smiled, “You’ve been busy enough today. Let me take care of dinner.”


    The girls who were yawning, lying on the rug, jumped in excitement, “Pizza! Pizza!” they started chanting making their parentsugh.


    “For God’s sake, Abi! NO!” Flint was quick to reach the girl and made her sit down.


    Rafael picked up his phone and announced loudly


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    The base put down


    Mens Tiew jmmand Turkeywall


    preme Ruffel took her


    has a singing would you prefer M. Aaron”


    sked trimand her her sake of icle, but


    Marst we anant jumping as hare charge.


    “I can have anything” she smiled hermitantly avoiding


    looking at Flint and Sor who were now again giving


    or id and aar what dike Rafaels


    eyes did tos fully


    “What will . Refaci


    when her sand that


    Rafael sand at hot eyes and whispered, “You!”


    A


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    one of them. This time even Alex didn’t act weird to his


    touch.


    Rafael just kissed his head, respecting his consent.


    After tucking them into bed, he got up from their bunk and looked around the little room is kids needed a bigger room, a bigger ce where they could make


    memories.


    He needed to bring it up to Marissa without hurting her feelings. He had witnessed that look on her face when his daughtersplimented him that he was the


    best dad.


    “Where is she?” the moment he was out of the room, his eyes started searching for her.


    “She went to the bathroom, will be back in a minute,” Sophie motioned for him to sit.


    “Coffee?” she asked him, and he shook his head,


    “No way. No more space for anything else in my belly…”


    “And in your heart too…” she winked with a knowing grin and Rafael didn’t respond.


    “I meant to say sorry, Dr. Sophia. The way I barged


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    into your office that day and…”


    “Oh, that’s not a problem, Rafael,” she gave her hand a careless wave and then pointed towards therge envelope ced on the corner table.


    “Do you know what’s inside it?” Rafael curved down his lips and shrugged.


    “Ourndlord Amir. He sent Marissa a notice to pay in full otherwise we need to leave this ce,” poor Sophie was continuously looking over her shoulder, just to


    check if Marissa was still in her room.


    “What?” Rafael frowned in concern, “Do you have any


    documents …’


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    “We don’t. That’s what he’s taking advantage of …”


    Rafael nodded and stood up offering his hand to Sophie. Sophie took it in confusion.


    “Thank you for trusting me. Let me know if I can do anything for you. I owe you one.”


    With hesitancy, Sophie shook his hand.


    Rafael saw Marissaing out of her room and went to her. He needed to hug her.


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    He took out his phone and sent a quick message to Dean, “Arrange a meeting with Kate’s fiancé. It’s


    urgent!”


    “What were you two discussing?” Marissa had seen them shaking hands.


    “We were just discussing kids,” he then leaned over to brush his lips over her forehead, “Our kids!”


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