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"Thank you, but everything really does look great" I s the home"

"My pleasure" Stanley s I’ down your neck I’ll be downstairs helping Margie with the food if you need me"

"Thank you" I chuckled, relieved I did want to poke around, but it felt odd with so my every move It wasand you want to check the closets to see how much room there is, but soainst the wall

"Wow" I laughed "Completely surreal"

"There’s a library" He stood and motioned for me to come with hi He stopped at one of the doors and o in I turned the handle and was rewarded with a beautiful sight Floor-to-ceiling bookshelves that eous" I walked inside and sighed It even smelled like a bookstore I couldn’t wait to explore the titles and see as in there

"I thought you ht like it" He peeked around at the books "Looks like you’ll have a lot of exploring to do"

"It’s like a treasure hunt" I ran e desk in the corner "I don’t knohat I’estured to the door

I bitout I opened every door, peeking into each room and closet Alex followed me at athat made me "ooh" or "ahh"

"This is really iant antique bed in one of the guest rooms

"It’s really yours" He placed a hand on the ornate poster at the end of the bed My heart sped up when I realized ere staring at each other over a very invitingthere’s a mistake" I looked away from him "I know it’s real, but it doesn’t feel real"

"But the house helps?"

"Yes I think so" I shrugged "Last week, I kept thinking if I could just get here it would fall into place That I’d find roove"

"I shouldn’t have asked you to wait for me I didn’t realize how uncolad you caht that you were here" Ihe could see what I reat people in the city and learned a lot"

"Things will calm down eventually"