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The kitchen was in the ray cabinets and white countertops, the stainless steel appliances gleaerprint-free

"You live in a show house," I told hi it hard to believe someone actually lived in a space like this, that it existed as anything other than a space where pictures were taken for azines

"It's a little cold, I guess"

"No, it's not cold," I objected, doing another turn, taking it all in "I just don't see any touches of you here is all"

"That's true," he agreed, nodding "It came furnished I don't spend e anything"

"It's a lovely ho like he needed the reassurance

"Letme down the hall beside the kitchen "Half bath," he said, opening the first door "Then the guest roo it open

Much like the living room, it was impeccably decorated with a full-sized bed covered in a black and white comforter and about half a dozen decorative pillows

"There is a bathroo toward the closed door "Then across the hall iss fros up But I can lend you soht And then see if I can pick you up a few things toe to run a few errands"

"There's no rush," I assured hi that I had no proble one of his shirts Especially if no one else was around

"I'll let you settle in," he said,to close the door

"Luca," I called, waiting for him to push the door open a few inches "Thank you," I told him, voice a little thick with emotion

"Don't thankhis head before closing the door andaway

I didn't haveas I didn't have any possessions

But I went into the bathroo a robe on the back of the door, and decided to take a shoashing away all the craziness of the past several days, brushingmy way back out into thein the kitchen, his jacket throwing over a chair butted up against the island, a couple of the buttons undone, his sleeves rolled up