That boyish grin was on his face. The one he all the time had earlier than they began so far.

“Are you good now?” she requested.

“Certain,” he mentioned. “Why?”

“As a result of after I mentioned it took you lengthy sufficient, I meant I lastly am seeing the man I used to be drawn to earlier than. Not that I don’t benefit from the one I’ve been attending to know, however I’d been hoping you weren’t holding one thing again.”

“No,” he mentioned. “Or sure. I don’t know. In all probability a mixture of making an attempt to wrap my head round all of this.”

They continued to dress. “Since you by no means thought you can get the place you might be?”

“In all probability,” he mentioned. “I by no means let myself suppose it. Then subsequent factor I do know you’re pushing me together with Egan.”

Not what she needed to listen to. “I don’t need you to really feel pushed.”

He moved nearer to her and pulled her into his arms. “In a great way,” he mentioned. “It really is. When you hadn’t achieved it, I’d be admiring you from afar.”

“And wishing you can get all these yummy treats I’m providing you with.”

“The meals is a bonus,” he mentioned. “What I received now could be what I’ve been pondering of for longer than I care to recollect.” She laughed. “I don’t imply that in a nasty manner.”

“I do know what you imply,” she mentioned. “Attraction generally is a highly effective factor. I’ve been holding onto this for years.” Her hand went to her mouth. “Oops. That slipped out.”

He leaned again and appeared into her eyes however didn’t say a phrase.

It was in all probability for the perfect.

16

COMFORT OF HOME

Lincoln was within the storage reducing the wooden for the cabinets that he’d construct inside and those for the surface he’d depart right here for one more day.

Although her patio was lined, it was higher to attend for a nicer day than to do it at the moment with the wind and rain coming down in buckets.

He had a whole lot of pondering to do because it was.

Grace had no drawback calling him out over loosening up.

He was virtually embarrassed over it till she let it slip that she’d been pondering of him for years.

He supposed that helped considerably.

When the final piece of wooden was lower, he went in to see if Grace needed these stained or painted. It hadn’t occurred to him earlier than to ask that.

She was baking within the kitchen and his thoughts began to wander like by no means earlier than.

He’d all the time prided himself on with the ability to focus in any state of affairs.

Put him within the kitchen with the scents of chocolate chip cookies and he was transported again in time to a child along with his mom baking all these homey issues and a sense of consolation lined him like a heat Sherpa blanket on a snowy day.

“Hey,” she mentioned, turning. “Did you want one thing?”

“How about a type of?”

“They’re for you, so take as many as you need. I’ll be sending them dwelling with you too.”

He moved nearer and pulled one off the sheet pan she’d taken out. He popped it from one facet to the following earlier than it went in his mouth, the chocolate pulling away.

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