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In the silence, he heard Nicholas whisper to Elena in a not-so-quiet voice, "Another one that isn't Greek"
Elena laid her head on his shoulder and spoke into his ear "As long as she's happy, Nicky She should have e share, no?"
With those co to her roooodbyes to Zoe's parents, he was struck by the war he'd never seen between his parents, growing up In their home, formality ruled, even in personal, intimate relationships Elena and Nicholas apparently adhered to no such rules of decoruhts contained fireworks that were solanced at Elena and Nicholas again Zoe couldn't possibly fear relationships based on what she'd seen at ho about him
All of which convinced him that his hunch about Zoe's sudden wariness noas correct She wanted to put space between theoal
IN THE NEW OFFICES, Ari paced the linoleuht you a pen for your birthday?" Ari asked, clearly in shock
"Isn't it the ift you've ever heard of?" Zoe rolled the pen between her pal her so much of Ryan and his contradictions The hard exterior and the gentle man beneath When she closed her eyes, she saw his face, warift cemented those emotions
"Well at least you didn't say it's theon with you, anyway?" Ari asked
Zoe lifted her gaze "I'et it," she warned her sister
"Well, try ht environment— that's all he's ever known and yet he doesn't mind our family The more time he spends with us, the uessed
Zoe shook her head "No, Saht the pen himself It's conservative, just like he is"
"But you don't like conservative," Ari said, tossing her hands in the air in frustration
"Exactly If he'd bought the pen because it was the right thing to do, I'd hate it But he picked it so I'd have so the contract with our first real client He gets how excited I am about the business" Which hy she had to pull back froot hurt
"Aaah" Ari nodded slowly "I' to repay hi over Saave his wife a kiss on the cheek "By the way, can we go with a darker yellow on the walls? This color is so cheery I "
Zoe rolled her eyes "No And no I a about the break-in? Like why the burglar would be in Sam's room at all?"
He shook his head "I haven't a clue what Sah to break in and ransack the house"
"Start with anyone in our faned to the fact that someone could be involved in a con of so Zoe knew firsthand that their sche Lord knew she'd ended up in a safe house, thanks to a si scheme
Quinn eyed his ariness and concern "You know I checked up on thens of distress Not long ago, just the mere mention of an old family prank or oddity caused Ariana to withdraw, if not as far as Vermont , then deep inside herself where she didn't have to deal with the faht away and he'd helped Ari learn to value her close-knit clan