"Joe, Joe!" Sadie hollered while throwing on her clothes, "They're here. Get your butt up and dressed!"

"Mmm," Joe grumbled, still half-asleep.

Sadie rolled her eyes, totally exasperated. With no other choice, she plopped Mary on the couch so she could get dressed in a hurry. The noise outside was getting louder.

Sadie rushed over and shook Joe, "Joe, Joe, wake up already."

Joe groggily opened his eyes, seeing Sadie's gorgeous face up close. His heart started racing, and he couldn't help but pull her into a hug. "Joe, what the heck?" Sadie yelped, trying to pull away. But before she could, the door flew open, and she stumbled right into Joe's arms. "Ah!" Amanda, who had just walked in, gasped and quickly shut the door, apologizing over and over, "Sorry, sorry, my bad!"

Sadie turned beet red, quickly pushed Joe away, and stepped aside to fix her clothes.

"Sadie, I'm sorry," Joe stammered, now fully awake and realizing how awkward things had gotten. "I don't know what came over me..." "Just shut up and get dressed," Sadie cut him off with a frown.

"Oh, right. Okay," Joe mumbled, scrambling to get up and throw on his clothes.

Soon enough, they were both dressed and walked out of the cabin with Mary.

Arya stepped up to take the sleeping Mary, still clutching her little bunny, and handed her to the bodyguard.

"You okay?" Annika asked softly.

Sadie didn't answer but turned to Amanda, "Duchess Louis, we got caught in the rain, our clothes were soaked, so..."

"I know," Amanda cut her off with a smile, "Young love, hard to control, especially with the wedding coming up." "No, we..." Sadie frowned.

"Alright," Amanda interrupted again, smiling. "It's getting dark, and the kids are waiting. You should head back!" Sadie felt speechless but didn't bother explaining, turning to get in the car.

"Sadie!" Joe, now with his shoes on, ran after her, trying to get in the car, but Sadie shut the door in his face.

"Joe, ride with me," Amanda pulled Joe into her car, grinning, "Joe, you're making progress!"

"Huh?" Joe looked puzzled.

"I mean, keep it up, and you'll win Sadie over soon," Amanda said with a sly wink, "Once you really sleep with her, she won't run away!" "Mom, what are you talking about? We..." Joe started but then sneezed a few times.

"Oh no, you're catching a cold. Let's get you home for some medicine," Amanda hurriedly pulled Joe into the car, feeling his forehead. "You're getting a fever. Why'd you run out in the rain?" "Mom, Sadie went out to replace Mary; I had to go with her," Joe said with a frown, "Besides, if Tristan's kid went missing, how could we explain it to him?"

"She wouldn't get lost," Amanda blurted out, then quickly added, "She's on the farm; how could she get lost? Our people are everywhere."

"I don't think she'd get lost either, but what if something happened to Mary, such a small kid?" Joe grumbled, "Mom, you need to be more careful with the kids."

"Got it," Amanda said, looking at Joe with concern. She sighed. "Didn't expect this to make you sick."

"It's just a little cold; I'm fine," Joe shrugged it off. "I'll go see Hubert for some meds; I'll be good after that."

"Alright, hurry back," Amanda urged, "I also have medicine at home. It'll make you feel better quick."

"Seeing Hubert for treatment is a good idea," Barbara suddenly chimed in, "Joe got sick because of Ms. James; Ms. James will definitely feel bad when she replaces out; she might even take care of Joe."

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