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“I could ask Logan

His family has been here forever”

“Sounds like there’s a but co…”

“I really wanted to prove to my sisters that I wasn’t the total flake I’d been in the past—you know, the one who brought a docu the whole town This fundraiser is also a way to show that I have the chops to bring so I can help, and now that the boxes aren’t packed floor to ceiling in my office, this is my chance”

“I can take you around to a couple of places” The words were out of his ht twice

“Last night wasn’t about buttering you up The pecan pie was, but afterwards, that was just us”

Judging by the way she’d coht, he didn’t doubt her for a second “I’ll re me pie”

Cupping his face in her hands, she kissed hi away “Thank you”

“I’ed “Don’t depend onelse”

Three days later, Olivia shielded her eyes fro sun as she and Mateo walked down Phillip Deckerson’s front porch steps and mentally added one ht the number up to twenty five All in all, a pretty damn successful day

She les spilled out from between her lips “Oh my God, did you see the look on his face when I said Tyrell Hawson’s na out of his nose”

Mateo fastened his seat belt “Nothing like a bogus eet an old man’s back up”

“Thank you for this” She fiddled with the seat belt, a fa in her stomach—one that always seemed to make its presence knohenever she was around him

She’d done all the talking but it was Mateo who’d gotten her in the door When they weren’t arguing or tearing each other’s clothes off, they ood team Was that how love worked? Maybe it did for them

“Don’t worry, I’ll figure out a way to rowled as he turned onto Main Street “But first, dinner and then some pie”