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She looked up with a blush “Thanks Teddy but it’s just a dress”

“Tell that to Marilyn’s iconic white dress” Her blush deepened and I gave her break “So this is like a full on party, huh?”

“Not at all, but I felt like cooking and figured I’d invite our two favorite people You okay?”

I sighed and put onmodel shed and wrapped her up in a hug, feeling uncharacteristically touchy-feely today “You need some help?”

“You rerette I showed you?”

“Do I? I only ot this” Back when it beca I learned how to do was cook to avoid eating out every night Okay, to avoid going out every night Butwas until she showed an to redients “Where’s Max?”

“The grill,” she said with a soft s but he says, she lowered her voice in ais man’s work’”

That was such a Max thing to say The , but he had a mile-wide protective streak and I appreciated that about hi that bad boy is also men’s work”

She laughed and picked up the mac & cheese that er “I’ll let you tell him that”

“Why e”

“Let’s go, cuckoo bird We’re eating in the backyard tonight”

We ate out in the yard a lot, especially now that Jana had decked it all out,it the perfect place to entertain almost year-round thanks to the ht about the flowers on , but I couldn’t even describe it if I’d wanted to And with two overprotective for up my suspicions now

Besides who in the hell would stalk ood one, but still, not exactly living a high-risk lifestyle

“Hey, you okay?” Tate looked atwith concern

I slapped a smile on ood Thanks How are you?”