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The half-inch scratch looked as old as the wood I started to tell Clark exactly where he could go scratch when I felt the warth of ainst er back into place On the wall

"See this? This wasn’t there before," he breathed, just behindhere?

I slowly dropped froainst hi to lean closer to the wall, pushing another part of ainst a specific part of hirinned into the wall "You e in the wood

I repeat What was happening here?

I chanced a look overdeeply

And further over rin

I turned back to the wall, tapped the scratch, and slipped out frouess we’ll just add it to the list of things to do," I announced

His eyes popped open Clearing his throat, he turned, then saw Caroline "Oh, hello there Good to see you again," he said, walking away and putting the entire room between us "I trust this contractor you’ve hired is faainst the wall, flustered and confused and not at all sure what had just happened It was hot in here; I needed to open so h

"Yes, he works with a local guy I’ve worked with before They’re very careful with projects like this," she answered

Clark nodded briskly "Good, very good While we’re waiting for hins I cainal ho to be consulting on your friends’ vacation home, and I’ his briefcase on the dining roo a perfectly nor to bring my heartbeat back to its norhtest Humph

Most uncomfortable day ever I mean it Once the contractor arrived ent frooodness she was there, because the tension that was si of insanity covering every word uttered And every heated glance And every not-so-heated glance

When I asked if the cedar closet off the upstairs hallway could be removed to expand the bathrooainst hu as important as this very closet I listened for the first twoue Which resulted in a gaze so s from Clark it’s a wonder the cedar didn’t burst into flames