The Gentling
“"Bye, Miss Katy." Katy smiled and hugged the warm little body to her for a second. "Good-bye, Millie. I'll see you tomorrow." Still holding the child close, she opened the passenger door of the waiting car and bent over. She smiled at the woman behind the wheel as she sat the little girl on the seat and fastened the safety belt around her. "Millie has had a very big day, Mrs. Carter. At play period she built a sand castle all by herself." A ferocious frown darkened the little girl's brow. "Yes.... An' that rotten Jeff kicked it down," she complained petulantly.
Both women laughed at the expression of pure fury on the cherubic little face.
"Sorry about that." Katy's grin was rueful. "I'm afraid Jeffrey Bond has a bit of a crush on Millie, and like most four-year-old boys, he has a rather strange way of demonstrating his affection." "Oh, believe me, Miss Donovan, I know how it goes," Millie's mother replied, still laughing. "Millie is the last of my brood, so I've been through it all before.MoreLess
Both women laughed at the expression of pure fury on the cherubic little face.
"Sorry about that." Katy's grin was rueful. "I'm afraid Jeffrey Bond has a bit of a crush on Millie, and like most four-year-old boys, he has a rather strange way of demonstrating his affection." "Oh, believe me, Miss Donovan, I know how it goes," Millie's mother replied, still laughing. "Millie is the last of my brood, so I've been through it all before.MoreLess
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