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“Thank you for doing this with me.” Scarlett could not help but say, knowing how much Mason hates dining, chatting, or seeing her family in general,  and she honestly could not blame him, she almost harbored such sentiments herself, but only the thought of her dear late Grandfather was staying her hand. The Rodneys mansion would never be home, not for her at least.

“It is nothing.” He said stiffly, eyes hard and focused as if preparing to go into battle and she could not blame him for it, she simply smiled and placed one comforting hand over his, ignoring his surprised look. The argument, or lack of it rather was still fresh in her mind, when he flatly refused to discuss Rita Donovan with her as if the woman was a dear topic and Scarlett was not buying into the whole silence, but one thing she was known for was patience, she would play along to keep the peace, whi