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“What have you been doing, lady bug?” Liesel set her down and began to pat her hair in an attempt to get it to lay down.
“Aunty Rachel and I were playing hide and seek.”
Liesel gazed at Elsa, one eyebrow raised in amusement. “And where is your aunty Rachel?”
“She’s supposed to be hiding, and I was supposed to be looking for her.” Elsa squirmed as Liesel set her down on the floor. Elsa took off like a bullet in search of her Rachel.
Rachel Samuel was Liesel’s best friend. She was a petite blonde with a fiery attitude and fierce loyalty that made the two women as thick as thieves. They were both publicists working for different firms, and they had bonded really fast. Most of the time, they were like sisters, not best friends.
They lived together along with Elsa, who considered Rachel family.
Elsa emerged a while later with a triumphant smile on her face as she clutched Rachel’s sleeve, as if somehow afraid that Rachel would take off.
“Here she is.” Elsa announced proudly as Rachel grumbled and stood before her trying to look dismayed at being caught by a five year old.
She ran her hands over her rumpled pajamas and straightened her hair. She gave Liesel a quick grin before leaning down to pat Elsa on the head. “You definitely won that round, teddy bear, why don’t you go brush your teeth and get ready for bed? Your mum will be up in a minute to read you a story.”
Elsa nodded eagerly before she scrambled up the stairs. Liesel watched her go in amusement before she turned to face Rachel.
“Rough day at work?” she asked sympathetically.
“I saw Keith today.”
Rachel blew her hair out of her face. “Ouch, that’s tough. You okay?”
“Let me just put Elsa to put bed, and I’ll tell you all about it.”
“I’ll pour you a glass of wine.”
Liesel made her way up the stairs and headed towards Elsa’s room where Elsa was already in between the covers holding up a storybook.
Liesel smiled as she walked in and picked up the book. “Another Dr. Seuss book?”
“Yes, mummy, he’s the best!” She slid deeper into the covers and gazed at her mother through hope filled eyes.
Liesel’s heart melted as she sat down on a chair and flipped open the first page.
***
Liesel quietly tiptoed down the stairs a while later and smiled as she noticed that Rachel had poured two glasses of wine and made some popcorn.
“Rache, you really are the best,” Liesel sighed as she kicked off her shoes and reached for the glass of wine.
“I know.” Rachel emerged from her room with a DVD in her hand.
“I’ve got a selection of movies here that you can choose from, we have sappy romance, or something a little trashier, like 50 Shades of Grey.”
“I don’t know if I’m in the mood for either to be honest.”
Rachel set the DVDs down on the couch and made her way towards Liesel with a sympathetic smile. She tied her hair up in a high ponytail before she sat down at the kitchen counter opposite Liesel and gestured for her to start.
Liesel sighed as she rubbed her temples in soft circular motions. “I don’t even know where to begin.”
“Well, you ran into Elsa’s dad, that can’t have been easy.”
“I don’t know if I’d call it running into him per say, he’s kind of my client now.”
Rachel nearly choked on her glass of wine. “He’s your what now? Back up, how did that happen?”
