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“Alright,” he said, still s He stood up and extended one hand “Come”

“Really?” I was absolutely thrilled I got up quickly, then my eyes narrowed “Can coffee come too?”

He laughed “Sure”

We took the stairs hand in hand, being careful not to spill A minute later I stood before Hunter’s bedroom The last mystery in the entire house

“Go on,” he told me “It’s unlocked”

I opened the door… and then I

saw Surrounding his disheveled bed, the whole room was cluttered with easels They contained all different kinds of canvas paintings, large and small I saw landscapes, abstracts, even a portrait or two There were palettes of paint everywhere, smeared with every color of the rainbow Half empty tubes Brushes…

“My God, you’re an artist!”

For the first time since I’d ht red

“No I’m not”

I whirled on hi him playfully in the chest “Like hell you’re not! Look at all this stuff! Hunter, it’s beautiful!”

I walked fro I knew very little about artwork, but I knew enough to tell he had talent

“It’s just so I like to mess around with,” he explained “I took this bedrooht Lots of s, and—”

He turned, and I was suddenly in his ar him knoonderful he was

Hunter kissed me back, his face still red and full of heat This is what he was hiding? It was unbelievable, really I let hio so I could wander some more