Chapter 359. Where's Paddy?

Maja

She looked about herself surreptitiously. The cacophony of sounds was rising as she moved forward to the woman who stood smiling. She was young, thought Maja in surprise, younger than Maja herself; and lovely, in a sensuous way, with that curvaceous body.

Her heavy brown hair, shining mahogany in the light, hung in a long, thick braid down her back and soft tendrils of brown hair curled enticingly around her face. Dressed in a simple Indian kurta and a pair of jeans, she looked stunning and Maja felt like a frump.

And then Maja did a double take. Wait, the woman was expecting a baby???

As though she became aware of Maja’s gaze on her slight baby bump, the woman laughed.

Stepping forward, she smiled and said,

“Hi! I’m Proserpina, Proserpina Delano. Welcome to our home.’

She spread her hands to indicate the young woman with golden hair in a ponytail who was playing with the dogs,

”These are all my children,’ she sm