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“Interesting soft brush technique,” I mused

“You recognize that on sight?”

“Art Historyback the portfolio

“Really? What have you ed to do with that?”

“I’n fir

“Gosh! Handsoreat job! This one’s a keeper, honey!”

I was glad to have so impressed Dixie Shae’s parents still didn’t like h Chester showed it a lot less than Diane, whose seething malice was almost palpable However, Dixie was the one whose opinion Shae seeard, and she struck ladly, or at all Definitely a win

We were the last to leave our table as it turned dark, ossip about Dixie and her nu friendly withinterloper — despite the fact Shae was already divorced e met

“You’re not going to leave me for Grandma Dixie, are you?” Shae asked as we made our way to the house

I hummed a uys and, judging by her portfolio, could definitely use soer models”

She gasped playfully “I knew it! You’re trying to steal randma away!”

“Guilty as charged”

We both laughed, and I kissed her gently It was thereunion weighing down on both of us The worst of it was over, and we hadsuch a close connection to Shae and her grandot so to show itself

We went to our roo a chair under the knob for gooddisturb Particular if Shae was feeling frisky Alone, at last, we gently undressed each other until ere both naked

Shae tookme to bed, where we cuddled until we fell asleep She was a bit too drained for any funny business As I listened to her softly breathing beside ht be like to be in a family who really understood me and my mad devotion to art