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"I live on the second floor," Ivy clarified as she, Bodie, and I made our way into the house "I work on the first"

It was on the tip of ue to ask Ivy ork entailed, but I didn’t My sister had always beenfor details noould be taken as a sign of interest

I’ into an enorht in front of ave the expanse the look of a ballroom To my left, there was an alcove lined with bay s, and behind that, a hallway lined with doors

"The closed doors go to the conference room and h there, but we "

We? I wondered I didn’t let et further than that as I followed Ivy up a spiral staircase to what appeared to be a sparsely decorated apartment "The kitchen up here is more of a kitchenette," she told me "I don’t cook much We mostly order in"

Bodie cleared his throat and when she didn’t respond the first time, he repeated the action, only louder

"We mostly order in, and sometimes Bodie makes pancakes downstairs," Ivy amended I took that to mean that Bodie was definitely part of Ivy’s we

"Do you live here, Bodie?" I asked, darting a sideways glance at Ivy’s "driver"

He choked on his own spit "Ahhno," he said, once he’d recovered "I don’t live here" I must have looked skeptical, because he elaborated "Kid, I worked for your sister for a year and a half before she even invited "

"I did not break the plu," Ivy replied testily "It broke itself" She turned back to ht She spoke so casually, I could almost believe that I wasn’t just some unpleasant surprise that fate and Alzheiuest room?" I asked

Ivy opened the bedroom door, and I realized that the roouest room

The roo that sloped on either side The floors were a darkdoors to the closet

"I thought you ht like to decorate it yourself" Ivy stepped into the room If I hadn’t known better, I would have said she looked almost nervous "I know it’s a little on the small side, but it’s ot your own bathroo that felt disloyal "Where a to sleep?" I asked

"Wherever you put the bed" Ivy’s reply was brusque, like she’d caught herself caring andto sleep until I get a bed?" I asked, checking the impulse to roll my eyes

"Tell me what kind of bed you want," Ivy replied, "and Bodie will ot sos you can look at"