At this, the boy lifted his face and nodded along with his sister. He wanted to say something, but he decided to press his face against the bear again. It was as if Duke's gaze was too much for him to take without getting too shy about the perceived intensity.
The mother finished securing the painting and chuckled as the other man decided to converse with her children properly. It seemed the twin had changed this year. Then again, with Rowan painting again, she should have thought so.
"Rowan, it's getting late. I still need to treat them to the playland." She reminded the two, and the girl loudly grew excited about it again. The mother just got up and reached out to shake Duke's hand almost overhead Rowan. "I'm Blanche Olson, Rowan's senior from his art school. I have a studio in the city. Would you like to see it when Rowan's feeling better?"
