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Even though Magan hadn’t come today, I’d had a wonderful day with Josie and her friends They ranged in age from early twenties to possibly late sixties If I had to hazard a guess, I’d put Josie at about sixty-five

"Sophia" I turned to find Josie watchingtea and coffee, dear Would you like a drink?"

I stood and s, she nodded "Thank you"

I followed her into the kitchen and orked together totable,the lunch Josie had put aside for hiave everyone their drinks, I felt his eyes on me, but when I looked back at him, his attention was on his food

"Sophia, sit," Josie said,forto the kitchen to help her

"No, I’ll help you clean up"

She tsked me, and Griff chuckled My head snapped around to look at hih He raised his brows "There’s no point arguing with Josie," he explained "No one wins against her"

Fixed to the spot, I stared at him like an idiot He’d surprised the shit out of me when he chuckled

He reached for my chair and pulled it out "Take a seat, wo at me like you’ve just seen a unicorn," he muttered

I did as he said "Who would have known you had a sense of humour underneath all that?"

"Underneath all what?" he asked as he finished his lunch, and sat back in his chair

I waved my hand at him "All that arot buried underneath all that" He raised a bottle of beer to hismine

"No, I don’t think I would" At his look of doubt, I continued "I h to know you’re not a siination I’m fairly sure you’re the most complex man I’ve ever met"

"It may seem that way, but when it all boils down, I’m fairly simple"