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For the second time that day, I was at a loss for words Then I res "I noticed you tore down Donovan’s house"

He lifted his gaze until it locked with mine "He’s alive because he left town His house chose to stay It paid the price"

I laughed "Fair enough And you bought Dad’s bar?" The astonishment I felt filtered into every word

"Yeah, about that," he said, hedging, "I’e you a pretty penny for those offices That’s prime real estate And there are some late fees that will have to be worked out"

"Reyes, I don’t knohat to say Did you buy anything else I need to know about?"

"I didn’t But you’ve been spendingout of style"

"Why? What else did I buy?"

"You’re living in it"

"You bought my apartment?"

"No, you bought your apart, actually"

"I have an apart?" After ayour rent"

The kitchen door crashed open We turned to see one of the young prep cooks leaning out of it

"Uht want to – I--" He pointed into the kitchen

"I’ll be right there," Reyes said--then he looked back at et to work before I burn the place down"

I nodded "I just don’t knohat to say"

He closed the distance between us, his heat winding around me like a red-hot ribbon, and whispered into my ear "Say yes"

He turned and walked away I watched He was just ridiculously cute in that long apron It framed his ass just so

"Wait," I called out, "do you have a Ferrari?"

He tossed rin fro that man had to ask, unless he asked about butt sex I had to draw the line so of which, say yes to what? I reconstructed our conversation and ca I tended to do that Freaking ADD

I turned back to the menial task requirements of my most recent pink-collar position and noticed a sticky note on the bar The one he’d had in his hands That ht about it, tried to absorb its truetoward the kitchen and shouting, "Marry you?"