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Giving her a small smile, he nodded and allowed that portion of the subject to drop. As she spoke, Dirk mulled it over before giving a soft hum, âHonestly, youâre right. Financially is sometimes the best way and only way to help in a situation like this. Actions always speak louder than words doâ he replied decidedly. Dirk hadnât come from money, not really, but working in the Ministry had taught him how to see it for what it was and what it could be used for. âI can see that definitely, which is a shame. Youâd think people would be more tasteful, but some people love any reason to be the center of attention,â he groaned, but he knew that there were always going to be people like that. Dirk gave her a small, sympathetic smile as she spoke, âI can imagine thatâs been difficult,â he responded, âKids are always a game changer, especially when youâre a single parent. I commend you for being able to do it,â he complimented warmly. A laugh escaped his lips as he nodded, âHonestly, itâs quite hilarious to watch the shock and often times embarrassment cross their faces,â Dirk admitted. Grinning he answered, âMost kids would rather not follow what their parents want them to do. If you ever want to learn though, Iâd be happy to teach you, not matter the language it isâ he offered warmly.
Mary was glad that he let it drop. But she nodded her head in agreement. âExactly what I was thinking,â she said. âI know that events like this seem pretentious and wrong, sometimes, but I think that they can do a lot of good. When you bring a ton of rich people into one room, they all want to be better than the next, it will bring in a lot of money,â she said. âAnd that money will go to a good cause, and it will help people...so I think that this will be good,â she said. Mary had seen it happen before, they would want to have a way to look good in front of all the other families, and if that money was going to help St. Mungoâs? Then she was all for it. She nodded her head and then laughed slightly. âYou would hope. But that is asking too much, I think,â she said, with a shrug. It was unfortunate. âIt has...but I donât regret any of it,â she admitted with a shrug. She ran her hand through her hair and then smiled as he complimented her. âThank you,â she said. âItâs...hard. But...I love him, you know? I donât regret any of it.â She laughed. âThatâs great, there are some people that I would love to do that to,â she said with a grin. âI was a bit of a special case,â she said. âBut youâre so right,â she smiled. âYeah?â She asked. âThank you. Maybe iâll just have to try and find the time...maybe when things settle down.â
















