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The Protector

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Natasha

“So you are a flatterer?” Abigail asked me, a smile on her face.

“Only for you, Miss Abigail!” I replied warmly.

This made her laugh. Then I said,

“You look beautiful when you laugh.”

“You are an interesting fellow,” she told me carefully.

“It's been a while since I was called Miss. I once wondered if the term was reserved for young women only. You know I have passed my youth.”

“Even being old looks good on you,” I replied.

“Thank you!”

Abigail was eager to say.

“I have prepared a movie date for both of us.”

“I am not included?” Bruce asked.

“It's for the girls,” Abigail told him.

“Go for a walk or something.”

Right after, she held my hand and led me into a place in the mansion dedicated to watching movies only.

“A place like this wasn't included in the formal plans. It was after the mansion was built that I had it customized for me,” Abigail explained.

“This place holds a lot of memories for me.”

“Happy memories?” I asked.

“More sad than happy,” she replied.

“I take it that y
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