"Robbie, I'd like you to meet Mr. Williams."384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxC5whT49UF
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I glanced up at the unfamiliar man standing in the doorway. He wore a chauffeur uniform with a matching hat and gloves. He looked to be in his late 60's and had a smile tugging at the corner of his mouth.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXQWYYQFY3k
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"Absolute pleasure to meet you, Ms. Quinn." He said in the thickest English accent. "We are more than thrilled to have you join the Wolfe home."384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZJhQoNGjrS
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I stammered, "G-great."384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5voYaHonM6
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Angel looked over and tossed me a black bag, "I got you some extra things as well and even took the liberty of getting what I felt was important from your apartment."384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtMEpwzhk3T
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"Really!" I beamed.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkWUz3fRmyN
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School books, cell phone and charger, toiletries, some of my favorite pieces of jewelry and snacks I had hidden from Josh under my bed.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVmNSszGRLM
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"I assumed the snack cakes were important." She winked and I started laughing loudly. "We did also grab some shoes and clothes we assumed you'd want and have already transported a large amount of your belongings to the estate."384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdExp3qUSnZ
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"Wow...Thank you! That means a lot." I told her wholeheartedly.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZzDUPJYmYX
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I'm going to miss this strange, humorless woman. 384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2FhWVi9m3B
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"Of course! We want this to be a positive time and experience." She looked over at Mr. Williams with a look I couldn't decipher. "I think she's ready for you."384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1OFOH02LWs
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"Delightful! I'll be driving you today." He enthused and took my bags from me. "Would you like me to stop and get you something for dinner first?"384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhqe9d40WUQ
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"Oh...wow..uh."384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO6mSA2A3CK
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"We'll decide in the car." He chuckled and gave Angel a parting glance before exiting.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFGG9SLiGCr
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"So..."Angel began and waited for him to be out of hearing distance. "I'll be keeping tabs on you...I put my number in your phone as well."384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTxf8nbMk6h
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"Thank you," I replied and without thinking tossed my arms around her. "For everything."384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjL5MnMNNxf
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She stiffened a bit by the sudden display of affection, but let her arms cradle me in the embrace.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZzfJfNEkF4
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"Of course, Robbie. Let's get you down there."384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxJAqK1QfBM
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The two of us headed down towards the front of the entrance where Mr. Williams waited in front of a sleek black Mercedes.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGWc1njCfPe
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"Alright! I'll see you soon, Robbie. Take care and remember to call if you need me." Angel piped up from the side.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNKEjSA2Lu0
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"She'll be in great hands," Mr. Williams assured her warmly. "Ready to go Ms. Quinn?"384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNEImMR16Tm
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I nodded, swallowing the lump in my throat. "Yes, sir."384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT6zpTkI1YP
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I stepped toward the open door and glanced back giving Angel a worried look. She just smiled back at me and nodded.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFpu828izlL
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"Ready?" Mr. Williams mused as he stepped into the drivers side384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDvtuAv6c6d
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"Yes..."384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvsjQPZNxS6
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The car started to pull away from the curb and I pressed my face against the window. The hospital disappeared too quickly and I could already feel the tears burning my eyes.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSyYIcU0jzW
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"We're here, Ms. Quinn."384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgedQtzXZVM
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My eyelids fluttered as Mr. Williams spoke. The car now parked along some secluded dark pathway surrounded by massive trees.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSeEpfvf8D5
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"Where's the house?" I asked, peering out the dark window.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1nV9GxPNhR
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"About a 5 minute drive from here, Mrs. Williams will take you the rest of the way. I'll be finishing some errands immediately for Mr. Wolfe."384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzgcaXONjFa
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"Is she your wife?" I wondered.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAfJNXli8Lk
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"She sure is. My ball and chain."384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaNF75gPcNQ
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I smiled at his response just as a woman in a nightgown appeared on the path in front of us. A large, black jeep rolled silently behind her.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR9eor7dQDr
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Her peppered hair whipped around wildly as she walked towards the two of us. She had a massive smile on her face and nearly yanked open Mr. Williams door to greet him.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBnpmDDfPcT
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"Hello, Ms. Quinn!" She cheered as she caught sight of me. "I'm Mrs. Williams, but you're welcome to call me May."384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn6vzkXbwkI
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I grinned back at her, relieved by her kindness. "It's a pleasure to meet you!"384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3kjf7PO4NG
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"May, I'll be back in about twenty. Take her to the estate and get her settled?" Mr. Williams asked her and took her hands in his, kissing them gently.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWubzhZJydT
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"Of course, love." She smiled down at him.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc1ZWciToCO
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The two of them embrace quickly and kiss one another with so much passion as if they wouldn't see each other again.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTUIpab46VU
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Watching them together really made me miss my parents. They were so in love.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUIZTMFeilr
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A day didn't pass where they weren't cuddled up on the couch or getting lost in each other's eyes. I always admired that kind of romance and hoped one day I'd have that kind of connection with someone.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2xeIyDgjZM
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"Alright! Ready to finish this trip up?"May asked, pulling me from my thoughts.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsc2oYHDolr
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"Yes ma'am!" I replied and watched as Mr. Williams climbed into the jeep parked across from us.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH8vdNir9hJ
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The drive up the path took only a few minutes before we came face to face with a massive gold gate blocking the entrance to another path that seemed to smooth out.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡapbSUmqbtk
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I watched silently as May leaned her body out of the driver window and typed in a password. The gates before us groaned open and pulled back allowing us to enter.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9SOQMpXLuE
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"Just wait til you see this house." May mused from the front seat. "Have you ever seen a 3.8 million dollar mansion?"384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD15alhqsAx
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My jaw fell open, "3.8 million dollars?"384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBndjo2Hgte
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She laughed loudly, "Mr. Wolfe is all about the riches."384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7tBgal3pVR
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I peaked around her seat as a beautiful display of white lights shined out across the lawn lighting up the vehicle as she pulled around a large fountain in the middle of the drive way.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ5zhBbOJua
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Before us stood a home like nothing I could ever imagine. It's massive structure towered over the yard like a castle.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6up20jEnIT
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The garden looked so rich and green even in the dark. I noticed an Olympic size pool and several more ancient statues scattering the lawn that looked to be hundreds of years old.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn5QiPRYJzJ
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"Welcome!" May cheered and turned the car off. "This is Mr. Wolfe's first home he ever purchased. It was built in 1910 and holds a grand library, home theater, indoor pool, and bowling alley."384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm2tkZf00GG
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"He has his own bowling alley?" I gasped.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZlxZOkwNfU
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She nodded and grabbed some bags from the front. "There are also several guest rooms home to Mr. Wolfe's staff including a grand kitchen and beautiful ballroom for entertaining his guests."384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWD8Jzzm3Tw
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"Does he have many people over?" I wondered as she came to my door.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVhXgFocvF6
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"Not often," She shook her head and moved around me. "Mr. Wolfe is a man of...solitude."384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ59iekzQGMQ
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"What kind of work does he do?" I pushed, hoping May would give up something.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbuQ3xwEeLO
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She averted her eyes, "Honestly, none of us know for sure. It's more of a need to know thing."384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDFgUgirw35
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I nodded, laughing a bit. "Need to know." I repeated.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiYjJ9onNtk
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"Now," May interjected and bumped the door shut with her hip. "Let me show you inside."384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBrsVw0xkh0
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I walked quickly behind her, trying to keep up with her pace. For a woman in her 60's she really does move freaking fast.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrY2J6aGpFI
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"This is the foyer." She stated as we stepped through the all glass front door.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF3vwIn5UUK
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Inside the home was even more elegant. The floors a beautiful warm wood with high expansive ceilings and chandeliers dancing in the light from above.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡztuRRjRasR
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Never would've guessed a lonely dude in his 20's lived here. 384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUSTNARpBhq
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"This is stunning," I gasped and watched as several women in maid uniforms hurried over to us, gathering my belongings. "Does Mr. Wolfe have a partner?"384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ99YygLwX1m
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"Like a wife?"May wondered, giving me a suspicious grin. "He's very single and very gorgeous."384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7wASalpy3T
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I scoffed, "Mrs. Williams! You're married."384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlPrLtLr7aK
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"May," She corrected and chuckled. "Mrs. Williams is so old sounding."384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtri5YqONmi
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I giggled at her and watched as she led the way up the stairwell that seemed to spiral forever until it reached the next level.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ9eHlDnu4t
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"You'll be staying on this side of the home," She told me and nodded down the hallway. "Your room is the second on the left."384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrZnz59zHFa
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"Does he have a lot of other people here?"384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUrpOqImufY
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She shrugged," Mostly employees really."384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaG439Tj0vw
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May continued down the long dim-lit hallway and stopped in front of a set of double doors that towered over the both of us.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG3WmX90xYn
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"Go on." She nodded towards it and waited patiently.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdRnxiWnUZB
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I pushed on the doors hard until they groaned apart and swung away from one another. Inside, was a gorgeous room fit with a king sized bed in the middle dressed in the most stunning gold and white silk bedding. Mr. Wolfe had set up the room with items he probably assumed I'd get the most use out of.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRdsqDii6x0
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A large flat screen TV sat mounted over a wide dresser supporting a mirror decorated in vanity lights. There was a desk and computer against the furthest wall and what looked to be a reading area made out of bean bags and blankets nestled into a little corner surrounded by book shelves built into the walls.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnbnVNwa4gS
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"Does he like to read?" I wandered and let my fingers brush along the edges of the wood.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqajNpVUwqy
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"I'm not too sure what Mr. Wolfe fancies," May spoke from behind. "I make his meals and see him for all of three minutes before he's gone again."384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Ul5EQkvj4
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"Hmm."384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSS6vWR6RFg
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"Anyways," May continued and sat the last bag down next to the others. "Check out your closet."384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡElRi2xkJcF
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I followed her gaze towards another set of doors next to where I assumed the bathroom is. May hurried past me and pushed against the doors. I watched in silence as they opened up to a room tall shelves full of the most elegant shoes dripping in diamonds and silk.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaj125hX60F
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There were rods installed above one another displaying everything from extremely formal ball gowns to plain shirts and jeans. It looked as if most of them had tags still on them, which I definitely wanted to avoid reading.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡofhaCprerZ
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"This is..."I started as I lifted up the strap of a Gucci purse.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3WbJz65iAF
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"Amazing?" May chirped, eyes lighting up with delight.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRuefY7nhxf
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I nodded and set it down, "I was going to say a little but much."384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡis9o4hoYDk
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"You get used to it."384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpZps1ubnzM
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I highly doubt that. 384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGB600wQpuv
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"Anyways! I'll leave you to settling in for the night. Breakfast will begin at 7 am tomorrow morning." She told me and turned to leave.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjZX2yba318
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"Will Mr. Wolfe be present?"384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjXfRZxC5jJ
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She stopped, "He doesn't eat with anyone."384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYK7iXN3Xdh
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"That's kind of sad." 384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoKT2bD8Wv0
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She glanced back at me, "I suppose it is."384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNsxYi212Aw
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I watched May's back as she exited the room without another word.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFyBqXppyjm
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I was alone again. For the first time, I had nobody.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrUdBfhyRGR
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Just me.384Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmXm9zPG7vs
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