“I’m thinking of expanding my staff,” my friend Christina says from her side of the table. It’s the first time in months that we have been able to sit down and talk with one another. “Oh, why?” I ask her as my attention was pulled from the windows and to her face. Of course, we were seated in the sunroom. This was the room I was be found occupying until a temperature drop forced me to the library. “Our Marissa is on vacation, and Paul is having a hard time adjusting,” she says. “Paul?” I ask. “Your son?” to clarify. “I only have one child Trisha,” she said, sounding a little offended before a visible chill went down her spine. She never wanted children, but it was one of the conditions of her marriage that she produced a male heir for her husband’s family estate. She was forever grateful that she only had to go through pregnancy once. “Some of the kitchen staff have,” Christina pauses as she looks for the right word. “Concerns about his actions and it’s only been two day
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