Page 41 (1/2)

“Three o’clock”

“You’ve been gone a while We’re you out causing all types of trouble?”

She laughed “Oh, yes, if you consider going with the girls to look at a house I’ ‘trouble’”

That surprised hi?”

She gave hi look “My apartment isn’t really baby-friendly”

He hesitated, absorbing all this He’d thought she’d“Did you like the place?”

“Loved it, actually,” she said “It’s not far froave a little shrug “I’ out the finances and stuff, but I think it’s doable”

He slid his good hand along her arave him so much access to her smooth skin “How much do you need from me?”

She frowned “Need from you?”

“Yeah, for the househow much money do you need from me?”

“Nothing,” she said, way too fast

At that, he raised his brows “You need nothing?”

She fumbled a little then recovered quick “Well, no, Idown the road But not like a et by”

He cocked his head, studying her Hard He didn’t like what she’d said She sounded like a single mother

Before he could speak up to figure out where her head was at, fierce h the silence