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“Famished I missed lunch And I had a latte to hold o”

“In that case, I’ll get the steaks going and bring out a snack Make yourself comfortable”

He put down his glass, then ignited the flaht back” For athe way she enjoyed the evening Shaking his head, he went back inside to grab the vegetable-and-dip plate

When he returned, Hope faced hi “I just realized you set two tables”

“I wasn’t sure whether you preferred to dine inside or out”

“You think of everything”

“I wish I could take credit for it It was all Sienna”

“Everything is perfect” Hope walked across the patio to select a carrot that she dipped into the dressing “You’ll have to tell her she did a nice job with the flowers”

Stupidly relieved, he grinned “Those were ”

“Yours? Even the tulips?”

He couldn’t tell whether or not approval laced her tone His ansas cautious “Yes”

“They’reit down and narrowing her eyes “Did you ask Skyler?”

“I promise No” He held up a hand as if under oath “The color and the stripes of red reminded me of your ass”

And noith the way she blushed, her cheeks

“They’re beautiful And thank you for thinking of Skyler too”

“Anyone orked that hard for me to reject the candidates deserves more than a bouquet”

“We ended up giving one of the arrange, so Skyler and I had to run ours hostore for antihistahnuts I’d taken in, and that caused some tension in the office”

He winced

“It also turns out the Colonel likes the baby’s breath In the time that I ed them all over the apartment Kitchen Laundry room Bedroom Under the couch”

He winced “Sorry”

“Will you please stop sending flowers?”

“Certainly I don’t want to distress your employees”