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He liked his house It was quiet People left him alone No one stared “I work”

“Exactly” His sister tossed up her hands “You work, go hoet out”

“I appreciate the thought, Luciana,” Olivia sputtered as she pressed her thuood idea”

“It is the perfect idea” Jaw set, Luciana eyeballed hiaze to Olivia “You…” she pointed at Olivia, “need solared at Mateo, “…need to stop hiding in your man cave and spend some time in the civilized world”

“I’ they were totally futile If he didn’t do it, Luciana wouldn’t stop bugging him about it She’d push and she’d push and she’d push until he either spontaneously coave in Either way, she’d win

Luciana crossed her arms “It’s decided”

It may be decided, but that didn’tby Olivia’s stick-up-her-a-ass posture, he wasn’t alone He shook his head Despite everything, he was on the saurudge

“And it’ll be perfect to have you working together since Olivia will be staying at Dad’s old cabin behind your house”

Mateo’s stomach dropped to his toes “What?!”

“Luciana,” Olivia squealed “I can’t do that”

After his parents divorced, his dad had built a suest house on the back of their property and lived in it while Mateo, Luciana and their mom had lived in the house It had been vacant since his dad retired to Texas Still, there was no way he could live half a football field away from Olivia and hold on to what little bit of sanity he still had left when it came to her

“Everyone in town knows your sisters, Sean and Logan are all shacked up together at your uncle Julian’s old house,” Luciana said “That place isn’t big enough for five people and the cabin is just sitting e for you”

Olivia shook her head, the light-broaves turning golden in the afternoon sunlight slanting in through The Kitchen Sink’s s “I don’t think—”

“And forget about rent My brother, the her the bathrooress he’s made is to yank out the shower That e across the backyard to use the shower in the e rent It’s perfect”

Sharing a bathroo her free rein to come in his house whenever she wanted His brain ie of her in the barely there, see-through lingerie she’d worn at the hotels they’d stayed at—but instead of a five-star hotel, he i it in his house, his shower, his bed His cock liked the picture Liked it enough that Mateo had to shift in his seat to accoth