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Adira wondered what he meant by minding the state of the house, but she decided it couldn't be any worse than the state of her aunt's house. Aside from being a violent bunch, the three of them were also notorious slobs, and Adira was often left to clean up after them. After that, she could probably tackle anything. Besides, even if it were worse, she wouldn't have blamed Allen, considering he was trying his best in spite of the fact that he couldn't see.

"When would you like us to come by?" she asked. "Is tomorrow okay?" She looked at her friends, who seemed to be having the same thought. If Adira was really going to be moving into Allen's soon, they were going to have to pack up her stuff and move her out without her aunt noticing. They needed a plan.

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Raisa seemed please hearing that Maddie liked the food; Ezra chuckled.

"You should try her chili sometime," he said. "I haven't had better chili even in some of the best restaurants in town." Raisa made dismissive gestures with her hand.

"He flatters me too much," she said. "There's dessert after, so make sure you both leave space for it, okay?"

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Raisa seemed please hearing that Maddie liked the food; Ezra chuckled.

"You should try her chili sometime," he said. "I haven't had better chili even in some of the best restaurants in town." Raisa made dismissive gestures with her hand.

"He flatters me too much," she said. "There's dessert after, so make sure you both leave space for it, okay?"

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"You talk like you're an old man," Lillian muttered, but said nothing more along those lines, quailing under the glare Adira was throwing her way. "We just wanted to find out what kind of person you are, so we can decide whether it's okay for Adi to work and live with you or not. She's been through enough."

At this, Lillian seemed to sober up, and Adira's expression softened, as she turned back to Allen.

"Is it okay if they come along to the dinner you offered?" she asked, a little shyly. "I think I'd feel a little better if they knew where I'm going to live from now on."

"That, and we're gonna be helping her move in, so knowing where you live will help," Lillian added.

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"Ay, why do you call me Miss like that?" Raisa protested. "Just Raisa." She gave Maddie a kind smile, and went into the kitchen as she saw her sit down at the dining table. She soon returned with a large pot of lasagna and set it down on the table, as Ezra sat down on the seat opposite Maddie.

"Feel free to eat as much as you want," Raisa said to Maddie. "No need to be shy, like I said."

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Adira flinched when he mentioned her friends, sending them a positively frightening glare when they realized they'd been found out. She then turned to look at him sheepishly.

"Please don't mind, Mr. Allen," she said, an apologetic note in her voice. "They're a little protective of me because they've known me for really long, and they know what my aunt and cousins are like... They're here now, standing in front of you." She waved them over, gesturing for them to come over and meet him. Ella was the first one to introduce herself, and she did so politely.

"Hello, I'm Ella," she said. "Please don't mind us, we're just trying to look out for our friend." Lillian on the other hand, was more direct.

"I'm Lillian," she said. "Why does Adira keep calling you Mr Allen? You look like you're around our age, it's weird hearing her call you that."

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He could tell that she was avoiding his eyes when she walked out the door, but he decided not to say anything about it; he was just happy she was coming out to eat. He walked behind her, back to the dining table.

"She's here, Raisa," he said. "We're ready to eat." Raisa looked at them from the kitchen doorway, pleased to see Maddie.

"How are you feeling, Miss Maddie?" she asked. "Is the sling comfortable?"

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Lillian and Ella made small gushing noises when they heard him speak, and Adira frantically waved at them to shut up, or he'd hear. When she'd successfully silenced her friends, she cleared her throat again, hoping to God that he hadn't heard them.

"Thank you so much," she said, some of her characteristic cheeriness coming back to her voice; she could almost see her way out, two of her biggest wishes coming true in one fell swoop.

"Oh, is there anything you'd like to ask me?" she asked him. If he was going to be her employer and have her live with him, he must have some questions for her too.

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Ezra was starting to get a little worried. Ever since Raisa had told him she'd been hurt, his guilt tripled, and so did his concern. Now, she wasn't showing up for dinner, and he was starting to get on edge, wondering why that was.

"Give her time, Master Ezra," Raisa said to him. "It must be taking her a while to come because she's dealing with a sling, poor girl."

A sling? This was getting worse by the minute. Succumbing to his impatience, he stood up and walked over to the guest room where he knew Maddie was, and knocked on the door.

"Maddie?" he called out. "Dinner's ready, if you're ready and want to eat."

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"Oh!" His offer for dinner had surprised her, but she thought it might be a good idea. Glancing at her friends behind her, who seemed to be giving her encouraging nods, she turned back to him.

"Okay," she said. "I'd like that."

She moved to sit on the bench with him, a respectable distance away.

"I just wanted to tell you a little bit about myself first, because you sort of gave me the job just like that. I'm still in school, so I'm usually there from morning till late in the afternoon. And I usually only work for Mr Tanner on some nights when I have to stay out of the house to..."

She trailed off, not really wanting to finish her sentence: "to escape my aunt and cousins." He'd witnessed enough of her aunt's madness that day, and it embarrassed her. She cleared her throat,

"Anyway, if I'll be working for Mr Tanner regularly, it would have to be in the evening. So, maybe I could come back from school, take care of the house like you want me to, and then go to Mr Tanner's later in the evening. Does that sound okay to you, Mr Allen?"

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His sudden comment about the weather snapped her out of her train of thought and brought her back to the present. "Huh? Oh, yeah, it's lovely." She cleared her throat, wondering how to broach the subject of working for him.

"Um, Mr Allen? If you're okay with it, I'd like to talk a little more about your offer. You know, the one where you said I could take care of your house and.... stay with you?"

Behind her, she could feel her friends perking up with interest, trying to make sure they caught every word, but she kept her eyes trained on Allen.

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Ezra had finished his bath in ten minutes, and he was walking around the house with nothing to do. Eventually, he found Raisa and walked up to her, smiling.

"Thank you for taking care of my friend at such short notice, Raisa. I appreciate it." Raisa simony gave him a cross look.

"I would've taken care of her better if you had told me the poor girl had hurt her arm."

Ezra was surprised to hear that. "What?" He genuinely hadn't noticed, and he felt bad that Maddie had put up with the pain all this time. If he'd known, he would've taken her to a hospital first thing.

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Lady Adira?

Adira turned around to shoot her friends a stern glare, forbidding them from making any noise even though she knew they'd heard him. She faced Allen again, an embarrassed expression on her face.

"You can just call me Adira, Mr Allen," she said, her voice a little smaller than it had been. "I'm not a Lady..."

Who even called anyone Lady anymore? It seemed like something out of a period drama or novel.

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It took Raisa a few seconds to understand what the young lady was talking about; when she realized, she gasped in shock.

"¡Ay Dios mío!" She hurried over to the girl and examined her arm. "Why didn't you say anything before? Even Master Ezra... He didn't notice you were hurt?"

She thought for a moment, and then gestured to Maddie to wait. She rushed to the kitchen and picked out some of Ezra's old clothes and other things, that he'd wanted to give away. She tore up a bedsheet into long strips and returned to the room.

"Hold your hand steady," she said, and began wrapping her arm in a makeshift sling. "Is that better?"

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