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Chapter One

Gemma

“Think you’ll rab her chin and still herbefore she has to do so

“Stop ” She’s the worst to puther intoa cat a bath Not that I have a cat “I don’t know,” I admit “Open”

I unscrew the lid to the lip stain and apply some to her mouth I don’t have any plans to raduated fro jobs at the otot the skill set It’s so I picked up in middle school and it became a little bit of an obsession

I spent le father as a irls Except Roxy She’s a arage I live over, which is the sah I take no part in the day-to-day running of it I only take my cut from the man who took over half of the ownership

The laho brokered the deal said I was gettingnice or he didn’t want to see the place sold to sorown up around cars and worked on the a mechanic shop Bronx does and he not only worked for my dad at one time but he went on to open a place next door He isn’t coe cars He’s good with his hands

After Dad’s sudden death we both went to the will reading together, even though s to divide up I didn’t know he even had a will until I was going through thethe attorney shared a note he’d left that said I should look into selling the place He said he didn’t want e if I didn’t want it It wasn’t that I didn’t want it; I didn’t knohat to do with it and feared I’d end up ruining the place I was fresh out of high school and had just lostmy only parent and I was in no shape to even try

Bronx made the offer and I think it hy he’d been asked to coet a chance at buying the place Bronx asked me to stay on with him and told me I could be a silent partner The lawyer said it was enerous for him to make such an offer, and not only that, he let me have the apartment over the shop

The place was empty since Bronx had moved out; he rented it when he worked for rew up in because it felt too weird without ain, it was an offer I couldn’t pass up

I should be paying half the rent or so since I only own half, but he won’t even let me do that I know he does well because his restoration company is super popular I watched it bloo its own car shows Roxy told s too but he turned theh he’s a celebrity around our town

I put a soft nude lipstick on Roxy and take my time to make sure it’s perfect If I do any other color I know she’ll try and take it off when I’

“You think I should move?” I ask

Maybe I need another change of scenery I can’t live in my childhood ho in the garage apartment and how is that different?

I prettied the place up,it my own Bronx sent over a crew before I ht It’s small but cute and I feel safe here I know all the employees, and someone is always around so it doesn’t feel like I’m so alone