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"So you’re tellingmanly-type jobs?" she teased with a sh,for a woold You have no idea"

"I can i out with him for a bit so I can see his aweso assignments for your sister? ‘Cause when school starts back up, I’hed "I’d love to see his face if you asked hi when my phone sounded with a text

Griff: I’ll be over at 7 Be ready

Me: What do you have planned?

Griff: Trust me, sweetheart, you’ll like what I have planned

Me: I’ll see you then

"That was hied

"Yeah" My ht and what he could possibly have planned

"I guess I’ht"

I frowned "Did you want an invite?"

"I’d never knock back dinner that you cook, because not only are you the best cook I know, but it gets me out of the house which means I don’t have to eat the dinner Sue cooks me" Sue was her foster mother – a prime example of a person who should never have been accepted into the foster care system She didn’t abuse her foster kids, but she certainly didn’t show themfor Magan to try and give her the family experience I’d never had

Her smile made me happy "Can you cook those sticky ribs you ood I’ll let Griff know you’re co to iving hts of dinner were forgotten for now

Griff: Get naked I’ll be there in tenfor dinner with us

He didn’t reply for what felt like an hour but was probablyether as I placed my phone down on the kitchen counter

Oh, my

He arrived eleven minutes later and I met hiedrowled into my ear

Lust somersaulted in my belly

"I feel the sao, he entered my house "Is your sister here yet?"

I nodded "Yeah, she’s out on the patio waiting for you And Griff?"