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But I don’t kno to tell her about Wade Not that there’s anything to tell, really, but this whole house-building topic in and of itselfWade into the mix will only make her more … just more

The ice cream is nearly empty, so I toss the container in the trash And then, after taking a deep breath, I look up at Rusti

“I had an appointment with the architect today,” I say

She cli this”

I roll my eyes “Well, you would’ve really liked it if you would’ve been at the ”

“Go on”

I walk away froerator I take out two bottles of water and hand one to Rusti

“The architect randfather chose is Wade Mason,” I say

She sets the bottle in front of her “Who is that?”

“I had a class with hiia Tech We were partners”

She lifts a brow

I start to grin “He’s kind of a dick Definitely a control freak Mysterious” My grin groider “Tall Dark Ridiculously handsome”

Rusti snorts “Got it He’s your catnip”

My laughter barrels through the room

“You’re screwed,too “I don’t need to know anything else Picture fully painted”

I lean against the counter and try not to melt faster than the ice cream

“He had on these black pants that hugged his ass” I shiver “A crisp white button-down shirt with the cuffs rolled up to his elbows”

“That’s it Now I’ with hu out of that shirt, I’ll fight you for him”

“I think he’s too …” I try to find the right word to describe what I mean but come up empty-handed “I don’t know Maybe he’s too serious to have a tattoo”

She makes a face

“I could be wrong,” I say, holding out et a full-body shot, you know?”

“But there are plans for that, right?”

I sigh,as I pull away fro the vase of sunflowers that have seen better days