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He was silent

“Thought I’d come in and say hello”

“Hello,” he practically barked

Tired of being pushed around and playing games, Julia threw her hands in the air The idiot had been kissing her just a few hours ago

“You’re worse than a sixteen-year-old Either you like ame with me”

“Sorry,” he said, his head stayed bowed “I’m sorry” His hands flexed on the wood he held and the moment stretched He breathed and so did she She blinked Toyed with the hem of her sweater “Stay I’d like you to stay” He watched her over his shoulder and then finally sotten how to be anything else”

The save her pause Enchanted her, really

“Okay” She nodded

“You can sit” Jesse pointed to a wobbly old stool to his right

“Thanks” She lowered herself onto the stool, hooked the heels of her battered tennis shoes on the rung and tucked her hands under her thighs “What are you doing?”

“Looking at this oak”

H well

“Rachel and Mac are having a baby” He wiped his stubbly chin with his hand “They want a cradle”

“Are you going to make it?” She didn’t know he could do that sort of stuff But the i things, made her warm

“I don’t know” He leaned against the workbench and crossed his array flannel of his shirt pulled across his shoulders with the movement

“Theyof holding a treasure in her body, a secret that only she knew

“I think Amanda’s more excited than anyone” His smile pulled and stretched his bruised and puffy skin

“I had a weird nes today,” Julia ventured, stretching out into the unclaimed territory between them Friends

“I can ines is a sociopath”

Julia wished part of her didn’t agree with hines seems to think Amanda started a fire”