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“That’s what I do soainst the side of her coffeehe’ll be there to pick up the phone before I realize it’s been a long time since he has been around”

“Speaking of your uarded expression fell across Penny’s beautiful face, “I wanted to ask you what is really going on between you two I kno close the two of you are”

“Were,” Penny corrected darkly “We were close Things happened over the past few years, is all”

My interest was piqued “Such as?” I pressed gently “I know your e that”

“It’s not about love It’s about her respecting what I’ to tell her”

“What is that you’re trying to tell her, then?”

Penny shrugged her shoulders, and she gazed down at the kitchen island to avoid my eyes

“A lot of things,” she said softly “She has her ideas about how I should live my life I have my own ideas of hoant to live my life, or who I want to be a part of it”

“I hate to break it to you, but all parents have their ideas of what their kids are going to do with their lives It’s just part of being a parent”

The corner of Penny’s lips curved up “I’ree with ”

“It’s not“In all seriousness, Penny I don’t want you to push your reement You are obviously welcome here at any point in tione, they are gone You know that”

“I know,” she said Picking up her coffee , she hopped off the bar stool

without spilling an ounce of liquid this tiood day at work Thank you for this inspirationalchat”

Her coyness tugged at me as she walked out of the kitchen in the direction of the living room I watched as her perfect ass swished while she walked and nearly slappedthrough theI glanced up at the clock above the stove before pouring the rest of et the hell out of here beforetrouble

The private underground garage was frigid, as I expected it to be, when I took the private elevator down Frost covered the front windshield of my car, so I sat in the driver’s seat with the heater on blast while I scrolled through a feork e for my attention