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side. And everything that happened before Rita left could have
put her mother at risk. Rita didn’t want to admit it, but she
also constantly called her mother to ensure that she was still safe
where she was. Aurelie didn’t like that Rita was worried about
her. Nothing had gone wrong in over 3 years. She wanted Rita to let
go, and to move forward with her life without worry.
    “ It’s very difficult
keeping this. There were paparazzi outside of the mansion today.”
Rita told her mother.
    “ That’s nothing to be
worried about. Isn’t there always paparazzi there ?”
Aurelie replied. Rita couldn’t see, but her mother shrugged her
shoulders.
    “ It was different this time.
This time they wanted to speak to me ,” Rita sounded
exasperated. “What if they know the reason why I’m here?
How would I explain that to Mr. Ainsworth or anyone else?”
    “ It’s not like you’re
wanted for murder, Marguerite. You did what you needed to do .”
    “ And what if Mr. Ainsworth finds
out that I’m here illegally? I’m a black woman and I
already have a different accent from everyone here. Times are so
strange now. Any little thing can get someone sent back home.”
    Rita couldn’t hold back the
tears any longer. They fell gently down her face, but she clenched
her teeth down to keep from sobbing. She was frustrated, and all she
wanted was to hug her mother and know that everything was going to be
alright.
    She kept thinking of Mr. Ainsworth.
She would hate to leave him, especially now that he was in such a
vulnerable state. She wanted to be there for him the way he had been
there for her over the last three years, and the way he so gallantly
tried to diffuse the situation that morning.
    “ Firstly, my darling, are you
even sure that they know about you? Do you know for sure that that
was the reason why they are there ?” Aurelie was the voice
of reason. Rita had always been a strong pragmatic soul, but
something had changed in her over the last few years. Rita became
more concerned about what others thought of her than what she thought
of herself.
    “ No,” Rita sighed finally.
She wasn’t at all sure, but her anxiety flared up nevertheless.
    “ Then it’s time to
think with a clear mind. Keep working and doing all that you can. In
time you’ll know the reason they are there, and by that time,
you would have figured out a plan of action ,” Aurelie said.
    “ You’re right. I can’t
jump to conclusions and respond in the first negative way I can think
of. I’ll just try to sort out my mind. I don’t want
anyone finding out that I’m in the country illegally. If anyone
finds out…” Rita’s voice trailed off. She wiped
her tears and closed her eyes. She didn’t want to think about
it anymore.
    “ What…the hell?”
    Rita was so frightened by the voice
that she leapt out of her skin and dropped the phone. She whipped her
head around, her eyes wide, and her heart racing wildly inside her.
    By the open door of her cottage stood
a very shocked and a very angry George Ainsworth.

Chapter 3
    “ Mr. Ainsworth,” Rita
squeaked. She picked up the phone and placed it back down on the
receiver. She wasn’t thinking, and didn’t even remember
that her mother was on the other line. She’d call her back
later. Right now she was too worried about George and what it was
that he could have heard.
    “ What was that all about, Rita?”
his voice was raised slightly and he was glaring at her. Rita
recognized that tone for whenever he had gotten in a spat with his
now ex-wife Julie.
    “ I was just talking to my mom.
How did you get in here?”
    “ The door was open. I came here
to see if you were feeling better than this morning, but clearly I
stumbled on something else, didn’t I?” George squared his
shoulders and clenched his jaw. Even in anger he appeared to be
regal.
    Rita didn’t know what to say.
She wasn’t sure everything that he had heard, but it was enough
to make him upset. In just a matter of