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And Ian elf hat while I do it

I call the buyers I have in mind, and just as I expected, they’re interested Mr and Mrs Swizzle are the worst kind of buyers They come to Reindeer Falls every Dece byon and on about how they want to “put down roots” here I humor thes wrong with literally every house I’ve ever shown them, and Ryan’s house won’t be any different

But none of that matters In fact, it all e on Ryan

Is it evil to subject Ryan to the Swizzles’ unending ues about microwave place word Naughty, perhaps But mostly, it just sounds like fun Besides, he wants out of there and they’re qualified buyers, so what does he care?

Mostly, I just want the satisfaction of showing Ryan that he didn’t win And I’ll do alet it

I arrive within the hour at Ryan’s place, the Swizzles in tow As soon as we get there, they’re saying the dumbest shit I’ve ever heard, as a realtor or otherwise It’s like they’re parroting things they heard on HGTV, only they weren’t payingis wrong

“I don’t care for the color of the foundation,” Mrs Swizzle is saying as Ryan opens the door “Can the seller change that?”

Ryan’s eyebrows practically hit his hairline “Uh, come in?”

“Ugh, just as I expected,” Mr Swizzle says, pushing past Ryan “Wood trim everywhere We’d have to paint over it”

“And a staircase?” Mrs Swizzle says, gesturing at the gorgeous staircase near the entrance “I wanted a two-story without stairs”

“Maggie?” Ryan asks, looking at me, bewildered As he should be I didn’t tell hi

“Buyers, for your house,” I explain with the kind of sed family photos “Iet out of town”

“Maggie—”

“I a “And I’d hate to violate the realtor code of ethics by leaving you hanging”

“I thought you were the only realtor in town,” he quips “But Maggie—”

“Where’s the kitchen?” Mrs Swizzle asks “I need to see if there’s an undermount sink I can’t live without one”

They bu from the cabinets to the new faucet that Ryan just installed It’s a vintage reproduction, and it co e vibe The Swizzles declare loudly that they’d “have to gut the entire kitchen so they could install a microwave over the stove”