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Checkmate RL Mathewson 22780K 2023-09-01

The tiled as coinable while the floor was a coht pink, dark pink and white tiles Her shower could easily fit ten people, had four shower heads and a built in marble bench that lined the wall She also had a two person light pink Jacuzzi bathtub What really surprised him were her built-in shelves that held dozens of body sprays, lotions and a whole shitload of girly products

He didn’t check out her medicine cabinet or drawers since he wasn’t a snoop or some weird pervert There were some lines that he wouldn’t cross even with Rory and snooping through her personal things was definitely one of them

The style was very close to what he’d chosen for his own house, which surprised hione for a h she restored the house to its glory days with a few modern touches He loved her den It had a nineteenth century feel to it with an eighty inch flat screen built into the wall that surprisingly didn’t wreck the effect Soed to blend the television in with the rest of the decor Now, the stack of chick flicks he found surprised hi thenore those

Not that he would ever tell her, but he loved her house, maybe not as much as he loved his own, but hers was a close second There were a few things he would have done differently, but overall the house was truly beautiful She’d probably raised the value of the house by a hundred grand with all the work she’d put into it He couldn’t help but wonder how much of it her brothers were responsible for Probably et his assand convince the James brothers that it would be in their best interest to come work for him

"You know they want the 458, but you have the sche to the small coly, he allowed her to have it since she’d slept through lunch Plus, he was a little distracted at the moment to really care

"What the hell do you et pissed, but it was pretty da the wine roo hi unit that not only would need a stronger feed, but it also wouldn’t be able to fit in the space he’d designed for it It also meant that he’d just wasted ten hours of his ti the rest of the night and earlythe basement to meet the rest of their specifications

"It was in the fax," she said with a shrug as she took a big bite of pizza

"What fax?" he asked as he considered snatching her slice of pizza away just on principal now If there was a fax then he should have been told about it, especially before he wasted his day

"They sent it yesterdayanother bite of her pizza before she continued "There’s about a dozen changes they want etic s to caliveat her and stole the rest of the pizza out of her hand

She rolled her eyes as she snatched it back "Because you weren’t there for one thing," she said, taking a huge bite and quickly finishing it off "And I planned on having the new plans for the base you"

"It’s my project too, Rory," he bit out slowly

Another shrug as she finished off the pizza and his glare returned It was one thing for him to keep her in the dark, but it was a different story when she pulled that bullshit on him This was his project and he should have been told about the fax Hell, she should have delivered the da skimpy, he decided He forced himself to turn around in his seat and stare at his co to adjust the space for the refrigerating unit and not fk up the rest of the plans

"Look, it’s really not a big deal I can fix this," Rory said as she reached out to screith his fked up plans

"No," Connor said firood hand with one of his

"Don’t be a baby about this, Connor It’s not a big deal I remember as in the fax I can-"

"No," he said more firmly as he moved his arm to re-block her when the stubborn woman tried to reach past his hand and touch his coh, she reached out once again and tried to touch his computer, but he was ready for her It was an old ently pushed her back As she tried to slap his hand away he focused on his plans Maybe he could readjust the storage unit next to it by a foot and-