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Laughing, I said, "Soo out with ht I had too many conversations today and just need some silence"

Silence filled our conversation for a moment before she said softly, "I wish I’d known you back then I can i out with"

Sadness washed over an and I had only discovered each other existed six ether "I e’d known each other, too But we’ve got the rest of our lives and we’re going to spend so h"

"I don’t think I could ever get sick of you" The jagged tone of her voice made my heart break for her because I knew the same heartache and disappoint to change the spirit of the conversation, I asked, "So, how’s your job hunting going?" She’d been struggling riting her resume and I’d tried to help her with it because God knew, her foster h"

I frowned as I took a sip of the wine I’d just poured "Magan, you are doing that resuht?"

"Yes," she said, but my sister always failed when she lied, and I heard the hesitation in her voice

"Magan?" My voice was fir her, and I’d been more than happy to assuly, she’d allowed ured that had to do with her need to feel so of her

"Sophia," she answered me in the way she often did when I quizzed her like this And then, when I didn’t speak again, she sighed, and said, "Fine, I’ the damn resume Are you happy now?"

I smiled toherself up off her bed "I’ now… to work on my resume I’ll catch you later"

"Okay, babe Make sure you call ood resulass of wine and padded into my bedroom

"I bet You know, I looked at your school reports; you did well in everything You’re like the older sister no one could ever co I can tell you is that it doesn’t always o out the , so just do your best and don’t stress toonow Bye"

I dropped an into her The day she’d shown up outside my office and told me I had a sister would always be etched ina sip of wine, I searched through e into while I cooked dinner Settling on a pair of denied and headed back into the kitchen As I opened the freezer to grab the steak, a knock on my front door pulled me away

Less than aat the man from across the road Unfortunately, he’d thrown a t-shirt on, but it did little to hide the muscles underneath Upon closer inspection, I realised he’d had a shower His towel-dried hair caused visions of hihbetween er

"Shit," he said when I opened the door, recognition dawning on his face Those beautiful green eyes of his failed to hide his surprise at seeing reets me when I answer my door to theeous in the daylight and up close

His brows pulled together "How long have you lived here?"

"About six weeks," I replied, wondering where this conversation was leading, but enjoying the sound of his voice andto it He had one of those deep voices I loved, the kind of voice I i and hot as hell when he was bossing his woures," hedots in his ures?"

"I hadn’t realised Bev had moved out but I’ve been distracted ork for the last two months, so that’d be why," he answered, and he seeether

"So, handsome, what can I do for you?" Not that I wanted to hurry this along or anything

He stared atI’d said, but quickly recovered, and said, "Have you met Josie froeous lady and has been really welco further, his voice holding hesitation "She asked ravy powder She’s out"

I fought the grin trying to force itself acrossot some" I turned around and called over my shoulder, "Come in"