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hts in a row

I grabbed a bottle of wine frolass, and walked onto the patio It was nice out here Greer had hung a few strands of lights overhead I bent to plug them in, and noticed a radio splattered with paint in the back corner It was under a s

From what she’d told me, this apartment never officially went on the market Greer found out from one of her analyst friends that it was available That was how things worked in DC There was an unspoken real estatefriends and co-workers

I sat under the twinkle of the lights and watched the sun set over Adalass of wine I kicked one ankle over the other and relaxed into the chaise lounge

I o sips in whenit could be ency, or worse,to rant about what happened today

I didn’t recognize the nuhn I had never added his name to my contacts

“Hello?”

“Is this the pretty girl I ht?” The deep timbre in his voice made me smile

“Depends on how uess”

“Oh yeah, this is the one The smartass” He chuckled

I leaned into my chair “Hey, there”

“It’s not Friday, and I know a lot of idiots wait for that three-day calling rule, but you’ll learn quickly I don’t play by those rules”

I sat forward in my chair He had my full attention

“I’ to pick you up,” he reported

“You are?” I almost choked on my wine