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"And the cake I see you’re going to bake since all of the ingredients are laying out on the counter I’ that’s for my mom?" Ryan wrapped his arms around me "I take care of you, you take care of ht"

I leaned back on him and turned my head to look up into his eyes

"I love you," he said, softly kissing one by and after I took the cake out of the oven, I went to check on the guys to see howhad stopped so I presumed they were finished with the demolition

I could not believe how different the vieas fro with one of the stairalls removed Sandwiched between the layers of dryas an old layer of plaster and thin strips of wood I picked at a loose piece of drywall that hung froed line they had

"Taryn aid after hearing s so I wouldn’t ets when I offer to do anything nice for her I bought her earrings, but she refuses to wear theuess I have to take theenetically impossible for women to turn doelry, but not her"

"She’s one of a kind But then again, I think you already know that," Pete replied

"I’ve never one out with that hasn’t wanted anything from me I’m not quite sure how to react Has she always been like this?"

"Yeah," Pete answered hiiver, not a taker Taryn has helped us out so many times over the years; that’s why I’ nice for her every day and it wouldn’t be enough"

Pete laughed lightly "Just like tonight I come here to try and do so dinner to make sure we’re taken care of And it’s not just o out of her et a hot meal in your stohts me when I try I’m not sure what to do" Ryan sounded defeated

"Here," Pete said I heard the hiss of a cap being twisted off a bottle of beer

"I don’t knohat to tell ya, Ryan She just needs to be loved You know, real love She was hurt really bad a few ain"