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He shrugs and grins “You can take the boy out of Iowa, but you can’t take the Iowa out of the boy”

Maverick walks upstairs to get a shirt and I approach Ro

“Please don’t play matchmaker,” I say

“Um, the match is already made You just aren’t ready to admit it yet”

“How does one pair of underwear for the next six to eight weeks sound?” I stroke ht

She sighs heavily “Fine I won’t say anything else But get my you knohat and do not say a word to Maverick about it”

“I’ it,” I whisper “No way”

“Gia” Her tone is pleading “I need Bob”

Ro claio more than one day without her battery-operated boyfriend, but I told her retrieving that from her bedside drawer is too much to ask I’ve never owned a vibrator, but her commitment to Bob makes me wonder if maybe I need to try one

“I’ down the open staircase

“Do you need anything before we go?” I ask Ro

She shakes her head “Text me when you’re on the way and I’ll have food delivered for all of us”

“You’re sure you’re good?” I ask her “Do you want a drink?”

“Nope” She moves her cast onto the otto in “I’ll just be sitting here watching et back”

Maverick laughs and aze “The video of her and Pike?”

“It’s aluarantee more than 100,000 of those views are her”

He tilts his head toward the kitchen and I follow him in there, where he opens a door and puts his hand on the s a shiver down h first

“Careful, there’s a step down there,” he says

He pushes a button on the wall and a garage door opens The garage is ie Rover, a shiny black pickup truck and a motorcycle

“Which one’s your favorite?” I ask hier side of the truck

“Probably the Rover”

“I’ for a road trip,” he says as he looks over his shoulder and backs out of the garage “I’ll be back Friday I’ve got a key and a garage door opener for you to use to get in and out”