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Оглавление“You had a life before we arrived.”
“Yes—a lonely, empty life with nothing in it but work. I like having you here, Liv. Believe me.”
“You are sweet to us.”
He made a disgusted noise, and she smiled sadly. “You are. Don’t be macho and funny about it. You’ve been really kind, Ben, and it’s not right to take advantage anymore.”
“You’re not taking advantage.”
“Yes, we are.”
“No. Okay, I’ll admit as a housekeeper you aren’t able to give it your best shot because of the kids, but there are other ways in which you more than earn your keep. Just having someone to come home to—someone who knows me, who can understand my sense of humor, knows my likes and dislikes. Someone who smiles and says, ‘How was your day?’ when I come in.”
“That’s not a housekeeper, Ben—that’s a wife,” she said wistfully.
He looked up, his eyes unreadable. “So marry me.”
