"Mr. Crouch either." Melody commented with a brief chuckle. Although, if she thought of it for more than a passing second she might have disagreed with herself. Ben had never been the sort to remain idle professionally, but his career path jumped so dramatically for all those years that she almost wondered whether or not he was working only to find a sense of enjoyment from somewhere. Had she stolen that from him too when they eloped? Would he have moved on from distributing alcohol by now if not for her involvement? She didn't know.

She nodded knowingly as February continued. Ben, for all his misgivings, truly was an amazing and hands on father. Just then, the housekeeper poked her head in to inform them their lunch was ready. "I suppose we should leave her to nap," Melody sighed. She despised leaving Eleanora for any reason, but they both had to become accustomed to it. "Shall we?"

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