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I dipped in for a quick kiss before rolling out of bed and heading for the bathrooet him filled up on waffles"

Chapter Twenty-One

TENN

Waffles consuust escaped the adults to join Nicky with Savannah, saying only that he and his friend had 'plans' Neither of us asked what those plansas they didn't burn the house down, I didn't want to know

Scarlett turned toto try to put distance between us I felt it coot there first "I have soood?"

She stared at ape, rin Did she think I was going to grab her and drag her into the closest room to have my ith her?

When I put it like that, it sounded like a great idea… But Scarlett was clever, and she was used to having the upper hand I wasn't going to win her over with a power struggle I' the upper hand

There's so I have that Scarlett hadn't factored in Patience She was going to come to me She just didn't know it yet

"Uh, yeah, I, u"

"Sounds good Keep the panic button in your pocket just in case" Before she could flee, I dipped my head and brushed a casual kiss across her parted lips,hers for the briefest second before I pulled away "I'll find you later Maybe we can have another picnic and a swim"

I left without waiting for a response I took my laptop to Griffen's office where Royal found me an hour later, and we hashed out details on a few outstanding things at the Inn West still wanted me to work from the Manor for a few more days So far, no leads on Vanessa's killer I wanted her killer found, but if this was the sa out much hope

I didn't let myself check the hacked caet any work done Besides, spying on Scarlett tofro over her via a camera she didn't knoas turned on I was determined, not a creeper