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He leaned over and whispered, "I liked the scrubs Thought they were cute Really liked you in that dress last night Thought you were beautiful But seeing you in jeans, finally? Fucking sexy as hell"

Her gaze shot to his

Lucian winked as he clasped his hands behind his back, fixing his expression into bored indifference when Daniel glanced over his shoulder at them

"Don’t you dare," she whispered the moled his body toward her and the doors, keeping an eye on his cousin and sister "Dare what?"

"Stand there like you didn’t just say that"

Lucian pressed one hand to his chest "I have no idea what you’re talking about"

Her lips twitched as she rolled her eyes and then she smiled as she shook her head "You’re ridiculous"

"Well, you can’t spell ridiculous without dic--"

Julia smacked his arht pink, because Daniel looked over again The lunch pretty much went like that The three of them picked at the food while Daniel did the whole one-sided conversation, which was a stroll down hout the lunch She stopped painting every so often and would look in Daniel’s direction, so Lucian guessed that was so Daniel here every single damn day would help Maddie, then he’d put up with it without punching the little prick out

"You’re doing good," Julia commented as he helped her carry the plates out to the hall, placing them on a tray "I expected that I’d have to pull you off him at some point"

"You have such little faith in me"

"More like just low expectations based on your oords and Gabe’s"

"What did he say?"

"Prettyyou’ve already said," she explained, placing the linen over the used plates

He checked in on Daniel and Maddie They were at the easel, where they left the back to her "When did you talk toup a napkin that had slipped off the tray "Obviously when you weren’t around"

"Really? I a, she pinned him with a droll look "He stopped by when I was out on the porch He told irlfriend’s fa the napkin on the tray "Yeah What?"

"Nothing It’s just thatthat was a rough relationship He really had feelings for her"

"What happened then?" Curiosity filled her voice

"She got into a situation and we took care of it"

Her brows lifted as she stared at him "What does that even mean?"

"Exactly what I said," he replied

She stared at hiet back in there"

"What?"

"Nothing"

He looked over at her as she started back into Maddie’s room "Are you proud of me?"

She paused at the door "Maybe a little"

"I’ll take that" Walking past her, he reached out, brushed his hand over her lower back and right over the curve of her ass She sidestepped quickly and spun toward hio and ruin it," she , he crossed the rooh, when Daniel turned to him

"I have an idea," he said

Lucian folded his arms "Can’t wait to hear this"

"What is your idea?" Julia joined hi anymore The canvas was filled "This is her old room, butnone of her stuff is here"

"Her stuff had been packed up What could be donated was Everything else was throay"