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Haley stared at Matthew. “I’m really sorry for letting Lizzie—I mean Elizabeth—miss her nap.”

“It’s not just that,” Matthew countered. “It’s everything.”

She waited for him to list her infractions, but he didn’t, so she could only guess that there were many. “I know I’m a bit…unconventional…”

“To say the least.”

Haley swallowed. “I can do better. I’ll do things your way. I need this job.” She needed Elizabeth, too. It was probably pitiful to admit it, but she never felt more valued than she did by a child who needed her care.

“I’m sorry, Haley. I don’t think—”

“But I love her, Matthew.”

He opened his mouth to say something, then closed it. Haley studied him, waiting. Had she said the one thing that would make a difference?