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“Hi!” Arabella replied cheerfully Considering everything she’d been through, both with Maddux and her own father, the other woreat attitude “I was visiting your brother down at the office, and this delivery ca up to our place,” she said of the penthouse on the top floor of the building, where Arabella now lived with Maddux “They’re gorgeous Who’s the secret admirer?”
Tempest rolled her eyes as Arabella set the crystal-cut vase on the coffee table There was a card tucked between the gorgeous petals, but she didn’t bother to touch it because it didn’t ain”
“Oh” Arabella put her hands on her tiny hips She was petite, and Maddux looked like a giant next to her “Well, he’s certainly persistentor maybe obsessed?”
Tehed “That’s one way to look at it He’s one of those guys who just won’t take no for an answer because he thinks he’s that char, but he hasn’t crossed any lines that scream stalker or creeper, if you knohat I mean?”
“A, he’s infatuated with you”
“Actually, I think he’s just spoiled and really wants what he can’t have,” she said, because it didn’t matter how many tiether, or to go to a Broadway play where tickets were near iet, or to have dinner with his parents so they could meet her, or that Te to find neays to entice her
As much as Kyle’s overtures were a pain in her ass, Tempest didn’t have it in her to be rude and to tell him to basically fuck off She’d been as direct and candid as possible with hi that line into being a total bitch, and she was really hoping he’d eventually get tired of her excuses, along with herhim, and move on
“I saw Elle thisthe subject, thank goodness “Shecloses next week and you’ll finally have the keys to get in there and get started on Wilder Things We’re both so excited for you”
Elle owned a realty company and had helped broker the deal for the property that Te with the contractor tons”
“I can’t wait to see how this place turns out,” she said, then glanced at her cell phone, see I proht, and that’s going to take me some ti
me”
Te a wave ofthat my mother cooked”
“I know,” Arabella said softly “He told s about your parents, who see people”
“They really were” Tempest was impressed with her brother, who’d harbored soafter theirway if he was openly sharing things about his past and the good memories they had of their parents Especially with Arabella Then again, this wo to be his wife, and none of thehter No, she was just sweet and kind Arabella with a heart of pure gold
“Speaking ofone of the annual Wilder Way events that was cohetti dinner for all the kids and families the foundation has helped this past year I’ve done it annually for a while now and it’s a great way to bring the coether”