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“I’enerous portion on her plate before taking le, but I tried not to shovel the food in like a barn ani “Did you make this all yourself?”

“Well, the sauce is froetables”

“It’s so good” I bit into another crunchy piece of garlic toast “Thank you”

She twirled her spaghetti into a neat ball, before taking dainty bites while I kept scarfing

When we finished, I helped her clear the table but she shooed s I want to do out here”

I glanced at the clock “I better get working on that snow, anyway”

She walked me to the front closet Mrs Shields had kept two of her husband’s winter coats and a pair of his bib overalls there

“Uh, the blaze orange is a bold fashion choice”

“Well, I won’t lose you in the snow” She grinned at me “I think Mr Shields was a hunter”

I ran ers over the other one—a newer red plaid wool coat “Must’ve been his going out coat?”

She shrugged

“I’ll go with blaze orange for the snow removal”

“Good choice”

“Do you knohere there’s a shovel?”

“Oh I used the broom that was on the porch” She bit her lip and turned in a circle before walking down the hall and opening one of the doors “Maybe there’s a shovel in the garage It scares o out there much”

“You’re scared of the garage?”

“Don’t judge me, Roman”

I laughed and kissed her cheek “I’m not I swear It’s adorable”

She huffed but the way the corners of her h

I flicked on the light in the garage “Oh, shit No wonder Mrs Shields didn’t park the car in here”

“I know, right?”

The space was full A workbench took up one whole side of the garage and held more tools than I could identify Cabinets loaded with even more tools lined the back wall Lawn equip green ridingI won’t have to push a mower”

I found a alk-behind snoer under a tarp “Jackpot I hope it runs” There were several shovels to choose froet the snoer started So many options I wasn’t sure where to start