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Exhaling, Connor nodded To Seth, he added, “I didn’t mean it I’m really sorry I don’t knohy I said it”
Because you’re angry and confused and lashing out Seth gave the kid a little sy accepted I’d really like to be friends What do you say?” He extended his hand Connor peered at it suspiciously before shaking it briefly, his small hand damp
Fortunately, Connor was quiet after that, finishing packing his roo to carry the boxes without any more complaints They piled up the back of Seth’s SUV and drove back to Saratoga Springs, Logan and Connor following in Jenna’s vehicle
Turning into his hundred-foot driveway, Seth glanced at the retroat the flyers sticking out He hadn’t checked the mail for teeks He should just bite the bullet and face as likely inside, but…
I’ll look tomorrow
After parking at the top of the drive, he followed the unshoveled brick path and cliht had switched on automatically, and it illuan and Connor approached, both gazing around
Logan whistled softly “Real beautiful home you have Lots of land”
“Thanks” He pointed left and right “You can see the lights of the neighbors through the trees They’re close, but not too close, which is perfect fortheir feet on theoff their snowy boots in the little foyer
Seth pointed up the stairs, which extended back on the right-hand side of the house “Two bedrooh the little sitting room area, which currently only held an ar the place yet” He laughed aardly and continued on into the kitchen on the left and eht
Logan examined the kitchen “Did you demo some walls and open this up when you moved in?”
“Yes” He winced, looking at the wide island and counters that were still covered in plywood, and the co that ran through the whole h the walls where the blue-tinted subway tile back-splash would go were still bare
“As you can see, it still needs some work The pantry’s finished in the corner, so I’ve been storing food and whatnot in there” He glanced to the bare roo table and chairs When we s new”
Connor, who had poked his nose into the long pantry, asked, “Who’s ‘we’?”