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Rhonda’s eyes swelled with tears "Madre, I like that"

"I can teach you, if you want I can give you Spanish lessons I never taught someone before, but I could do it"

"I’d like that veryAs they embraced, the timer went off on her oven She kissed him on the cheek "Get the other boys and tell them dinner is done"

Mateo did as she asked Tristan carved the turkey, and then the four of them sat at the table around hed, and it was al on in their lives For a little while, he was able to forget For a little while, Mateo was able to do nothing except enjoy the only real family he would ever have

CHAPTER FORTY-SIX

Josiah

"What about a PI?" Josiah asked Tristan as they sat in the kitchen the next night Mateo was in the shower They were planning on looking up available properties in and around the area for the new coffeehouse

"It’s detectable The last thing ant to do is tie ourselves to New York If we do anything, it has to be dirty or not at all I tried a trace but it didn’t work"

Thatfor things to get worse He wanted all of this to disappear so they could just live their lives

That was the optimist in him

"I’ht not be Javier, though"