Ashley "Goodbye, my darlings," I kissed Alana's cheek and then Noah's. My goodness, I couldn't understand how they could smell so sweet and lovely. I inhaled their scent as if I couldn't get enough of them. "Bye, Auntie," Noah said with a little hop. Oh, I could just eat them up! Those little voices were the sweetest thing I'd ever heard. I was deeply in love with them. I hugged them again and headed to Alaia's office. "Are you going out?" my precious cousin, whom I adored so much, asked. "I have to meet with the little bud." I sat comfortably in the office chair while I watched Alaia laugh. "I met with the engineers, everything is going perfectly. You're a wonderful right-hand," she praised happily. "But darling, we're Russells, we're magnificent at everything," I said proudly, an

