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“Right” Derek was shoveling insince abandoned his slower andcould keep you fro”
Sloane considered
that, and nodded “Good point Although I kind of like being a part-ti soaps and reading Home and Garden wouldn’t do it for me”
The unlikely description was aer to broach
“Speaking of Hoot home He asked if you’d call him back tomorrow He wants to set up an appointe—and ain at the et a handle on my aura so he can do justice to our new, unified decor”
“That’s Leo,” Sloane acknowledged with a twinkle in her eye “An artist through and through But he is incredibly talented You’ll like what he coainst her lips “Let’s see He’ll probably start with a sign on the front door saying ‘Rangers Lead the Way’ Then he’ll add a vintage GI Joe collection on the coffee table Oh, and let’s not forget a wall-to-wall ruler on the floor of your half of the bedroom closet, to make sure your shoes are lined up just so and with equal space between pairs”
“Yeah, but how is he going to incorporate that with a bathroo with hair-care products, file cabinets that are about to explode at the seams, and a lifetime’s collection of bows and arrows that would put Robin Hood to shauest room?” Derek countered
“Are you suggesting I’m a slob?”
“Nope I’ you’re a pack rat I’ to see how Leo ht table and leaned back against the headboard, interlacing his fingers behind his head and studying Sloane “Leo sounded nervous when I answered the phone My voicethan I realize, because he was definitely edgy, and he doesn’t seem like the introverted type”
Sloane shrugged, polishing off her shri you answer the phone caught hi to a live-in boyfriend you’ve never met”
“Maybe Although artists are usually the aze was steady, and there was no longer any banter in his tone “So there’s no other reason I’d make him uncomfortable?”
“None that I can think of Unless you made an aura joke That would offend him He takes his craft very seriously”
“Nope No aura jokes Just Special Agent Derek Parker, being himself”
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She raised her head andyou wanted to ask me?”