Si quieres que tus deseos duren, tienes que pedir algo que te haga feliz y no la felicidad.
Ironically,_ she commented, __his will be the first time I__e ever done anything to please my father._ With a sympathetic murmur, Matthew gathered Daisy close against him. He knew her father as well as anyone, having become well acquainted with the man__ tempers, his self-absorption, his impossible standards. And yet he understood what it had required for Bowman to build a great fortune from scratch, the sacrifices he__ had to make. Bowman had discarded everything that would have gotten in the way of achieving his goals. Including closeness with his wife and children. For the first time it occurred to Matthew that Bowman and his family would benefit from someone acting as a mediator, to ease their communications with each other. If such a thing were in his power, he would find a way to do it. __ou,_ he whispered in Daisy__ hair, __re the best thing he__ ever done. Someday he__l realize that._ He felt her smile against his skin. __ doubt it. But it__ nice of you to say so. You don__ have to be concerned on that account, you know. I reconciled myself to the way he was a long time ago._ Once again Matthew was taken unaware by the extent of the feelings she inspired in him, his own limitless desire to fill her with happiness. __hatever you need,_ he whispered, __hatever you want, I__l get it for you. Just tell me._ Daisy stretched comfortably, a pleasant shiver running through her limbs. She touched his lips with her fingers, tracing the smoothness. __ want to know what your five-dollar wish was for._ __s that all?_ He smiled beneath her exploring fingertips. __ wished you would find someone who wanted you as much as I did. But I knew it wouldn__ come true._ The candlelight slid over Daisy__ delicate features as she raised her head to look at him. __hy not?_ __ecause I knew no one could ever want you as much as I do._ Daisy levered herself farther over him until her hair tumbled in a dark curtain around them both. __hat was your wish?_ Matthew asked, combing his fingers through the fall of shimmering hair. __hat I could find the right man to marry._ Her tender smile stopped his heart. __nd then you appeared.
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Ironically,_ she commented, __his will be the first time I__e ever done anything to please my father._ With a sympathetic murmur, Matthew gathered Daisy close against him. He knew her father as well as anyone, having become well acquainted with the man__ tempers, his self-absorption, his impossible standards. And yet he understood what it had required for Bowman to build a great fortune from scratch, the sacrifices he__ had to make. Bowman had discarded everything that would have gotten in the way of achieving his goals. Including closeness with his wife and children. For the first time it occurred to Matthew that Bowman and his family would benefit from someone acting as a mediator, to ease their communications with each other. If such a thing were in his power, he would find a way to do it. __ou,_ he whispered in Daisy__ hair, __re the best thing he__ ever done. Someday he__l realize that._ He felt her smile against his skin. __ doubt it. But it__ nice of you to say so. You don__ have to be concerned on that account, you know. I reconciled myself to the way he was a long time ago._ Once again Matthew was taken unaware by the extent of the feelings she inspired in him, his own limitless desire to fill her with happiness. __hatever you need,_ he whispered, __hatever you want, I__l get it for you. Just tell me._ Daisy stretched comfortably, a pleasant shiver running through her limbs. She touched his lips with her fingers, tracing the smoothness. __ want to know what your five-dollar wish was for._ __s that all?_ He smiled beneath her exploring fingertips. __ wished you would find someone who wanted you as much as I did. But I knew it wouldn__ come true._ The candlelight slid over Daisy__ delicate features as she raised her head to look at him. __hy not?_ __ecause I knew no one could ever want you as much as I do._ Daisy levered herself farther over him until her hair tumbled in a dark curtain around them both. __hat was your wish?_ Matthew asked, combing his fingers through the fall of shimmering hair. __hat I could find the right man to marry._ Her tender smile stopped his heart. __nd then you appeared.
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