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Zack’s eyes flash and I see just a hint of pleasure from my words in there But it’s quashed just as quickly and cool aloofness filters in He takes a step back and s casually "Yeah, sure Glad I could do so for you on such short notice"
And, just like that, I realize the shift I thought had happened in our relationship had not happened at all What really happened was a very brief and temporary moment where Zack let his walls down and invited ot up froht back into place and ere back to where we started
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I take a break fro in and blindly searching, I finally pull out an old bottle of Aleve that I had in there I shake out two and s theive a stretch toI’ve been doing
But I just finished the second-to-last box, and with only one o, I’m happy that the kitchen will be fully set up and ready to cook in for breakfast tomorrow
Of course, then I’ll have the rest of the house to unpack The good thing is that Delaney is flying in to and I know that she and I will be able to knock it out in a few days I know I sure as hell can’t count on Zack I gave him the first task this afternoon once the , and that was to hook up the electronics I found hi Wii He just shot rin and said, "What? I need to keep the kid entertained"
It did noton his ass while I was doing all this heavy work This reallyall of this unpacking because I truly am the employee and Zack is the employer, and if he wants to sit around on his ass and eat bonbons and order hts
Joke’s on hi to be too tired and sore to let hio to bed without, I huff to myself
Then I snicker I’m such a devious wo through the living rooone out to pick us up a pizza for dinner, so I reach into the cupboard I had just packed full of dinnerware and pull three plates out
Ben co into the kitchen, at the sa rooet washed up"
I can tell he’s going to be turning four soon because this used to be ahi day by day Or ure
Walking into the living roo at the built-in bookshelves that flank both sides of the fireplace "What’s up, pup?"
His voice is low but thunderous as he turns to face me "Where the fuck are all the pictures?"
"What?" I ask, completely confused as my eyes flick from him to the empty bookshelves