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Aziz’s eyes widened and he straightened up, taking her in as though he’d seen her for the first time

“You created those beautiful works of art?”

“Indeed, it was I,” she said sarcastically

“You are angry withYou are an artist as well as a business woed “I am a businessman, but no artist It is natural to admire what you cannot do”

“I’ner I’ve never worked as an artist”

“You create art This is all that is needed to be an artist”

“Maybe But it doesn’t pay, and it’s not practical E ends ht out of school, I had to be the practical one”

Aziz pursed his lips and nodded “A practical artist”

Laine crooked her mouth to the side

“I say we get cleaned up and take our artist out to get inspired” He touched her hair gently

“What, you suddenly have time to take me out?”

“Yes I ca was canceled It is that way sometimes My time is not always my own” Aziz pressed a kiss to a paint-free spot on Laine’s forehead “But when it is, I am all yours”

“We’ll see about that”

It was uncanny walking through the rown accustoether, but the structure of the mall was different, somehow The look and feel of it was different It felt like they’d taken a bazaar and stuck it inside More natural light lit the spaces More open space allowed easier est difference, though, and she h the broad common area

“The ads!” she exclaimed suddenly