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I cli He ducked into what I presumed was the bathroom I hauled my totes off the top of the dresser and set the clothes

It was a bit thrilling to have my own little space in his world At the Lux At his house

Thoughts of the hotel brought back my own responsibilities I had a lot of work to do

We traveled the hall together and collected our laptop bags

Dane kissed ht Make yourself comfortable”

“I like your great room”

“Switch for the fireplace is under the an” He spelled it

I recalled he’d said it ht “Are you German?”

“On my dad’s side”

“How did your parents die?”

His irises darkened “Not now, Ari” He kissed ain, then turned to head into his office

I said, “I’m sorry about them”

He glanced over his shoulder “Thanks” As he disappeared into the other rooet all the facts

I set s out on the coffee table, lit the hearth and a few candles before firing up my computer I accessed the Internet and went into full-on researchfor the perfect Christmas tree Or trees I still hadn’t decided on quantity Size Shape Shit

Shopping around, however, ledA thirty-foot Rockefeller Pine would cost us fifteen grand alone I had a sneaking suspicion Dane would not reuse decorations from year to year but would donate them and have a different theme every Christmas