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"Wait, I need to give you my address"

"You’re not at your mom’s?"

"No, I sold the house I’m in Seattle Jax and I share an apartment not far from the studio It’s easier"

"You share an apartment with Jax?" His voice is suddenly harder and I can’t help but smile in satisfaction

I’m not the only one who’s jealous

"Yes, we do Different bedrooms, M"

"Okay Text ht"

"Are you sure about this?" My voice is quiet

"Never been more sure"

"Okay" I nod once "It’s a date"

Chapter Three

~Mark~

Twelve hours I only have to get through the next twelve hours and I’ll have Meredith all tonervous it’s ridiculous I’ve been with my share of women over the past decade, and not one of them made my palms clammy or my stomach clench

Because they didn’t matter

And Mer matters

I pull up to the construction site and park I’ress and quality of work being done before the rest of the crew arrives

I’ve worked as a site foreoo I love ood at my job I have an excellent crew, but I don’t put up with bullshit, and they know it

It works well for us

Just as I make a full circle around the outside of thejust north of Seattle on the coast, Isaac pulls up in his truck

"Not in your office today?" I ask and cross to hi two Starbucks cups and passes one to me

"On site today Brynna has the office covered" He shakesnicely"

"Thanks I was just about to go inside Want the grand tour?"

"Let’s do it," he agrees and followsyet, and when I glance around the inside of the great rooly

"Fuck," Isaac whispers

Soht and spray painted one of the walls with gang graffiti Thankfully, the drywall hasn’t been hung yet either, and we can easily cover this up

"Fucking kids," I growl and shake e to have this neighborhood patrolled er brother, one of Seattle’s best detectives

"I’ll make sure the doors and s are installed today so it’ll be locked up from now on," I reply

Isaac nods and follows ht thousand square foot horee It’s one of the biggest I’ve ever built, that’s for sure" When alk back out through the front entrance, we both sit on the temporary concrete steps and sip our coffee "How are the other sites co?"

"No complaints today," he replies and then shakes his head "Except that reed hertile" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>