"Did Aaron send you?"
"No one sends CC anywhere. I was merely made aware that you might need a little help dealing with the old people."
She slipped past me like it was nothing. I sighed and re-entered the house after her.
"So, he sent the master manipulator, huh? What are you playing at, Aaron? Where the hell are you?"
"Daddy. Mama," CC yelled, throwing her arms out.
"My dear, sweet girl," Queen Mary returned.
"Is that Caroline Condor?" my father asked in delight, he and King Henry bumping shoulders on their way to say hello.
"It's about time they sent you home," said King Henry, his tone soft and gentle for the first time that night.
"So very good to see you, Duke and Duchess A," CC said, smiling happily.
I was watching her, my arms folded.
"I brought back the most wonderful te
