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Luca’s house was about five e, two-story house on fifty acres of land with a huge wraparound porch A separate four-car garage was a short distance from the house with an apartment over it where Jenner was able to stay

Since I was on vacation but not really planning on going anywhere other than the property, I wanted hi him his own space seemed like the best idea when he refused to stay behind in California after I told hi to Tennessee for an indefinite period

Lucaservice come in frequently because the house was spotless e arrived There wasn’t anything out of place and not a single speck of dust in the entire house Soh, except for the uest room But the rest of the room were furnished stylishly

“Arella had a little time off lastthis place forWe were sitting on the couch after dinner with the television on, but it wasas on the screen “I told her if she ever gives up acting, she can start her own interior design business”

“She did a great job,” I agreed “But it suits you She put a lot of your personality into the place”

“She was a pain in the ass the whole ti happened while she was fil out Every ti on with her, she would either cry or snap at me to mind my own business”

“I haven’t talked to her in a while, so I wouldn’t know” I felt bad that I hadn’t kept up as going on in my cousins’ lives, but I’d had a lot on my mind the past several months to keep me distracted

“Have you seen the latest pictures of Isaac and Ian?” he asked I shookcloser Grinning, he swiped his thumb over the screen and then turned it to show me the Insta picture

Mila was sitting on the floor with her dark hair pulled up into a sleek ponytail She had zero makeup on, but she still looked beautiful as she held one of her sons in each arer by the day, and she had the brightest smile on her face as she looked at the camera

“Look at those chunkers,” Luca said with a laugh “They aren’t identical, but they ht as well be, don’t you think?”

“I can’t really tell theer over one of the babies’ cheeks “They look a lot like you and Lyric And their eyes are already dark”

“Ric has started talking aboutht away, he was the one who needed to be pregnant this time”

A picture of Lyric with a sto as Mila’s had been at Christle that erupted from me

Luca’s eyes lit up “That’s the prettiest sound I have ever heard,” hemy cheek

His touch felt so good, I leaned into it My lashes started to lower, savoring the contact