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“Do you like working here?”

“Yes, ma’am” He nodded

I tilted my head to the side “I suppose you couldn’t really say no, could you”

He laughed softly “No, but I truly do”

“Hmmm”

“Ma’am…have we met before?” he asked

Without hesitation, I shook my head and lied “No”

Ethan returned, giving hiht, but be discrete The police presence is increasing”

“Yes sir,” he replied, nodding tofroi’s face She’d fallen back asleep in his arms

“Greyson”

“Tomorrow,” Ethan said

“Fine Hopefully, it has a much better start than today”

“One day at a time,” he reminded me “We need to talk…privately”

I waved my hand out so he could lead the way “After you, Boss”

I handed hilasses and the bottle e entered his—well, our—bedroolanced down at it as if he didn’t knohat to do