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“May I walk you in?”

“Okay”

He stayed at her side as they walked toward the stairwell It eet how he kept her tucked against him when they turned corners When they reached her door, he waited for her to unlock her apart her inside

She turned on the lights, glad she’d cleaned up It was so when she wasn’t at Divine Twins Still, it wasn’t exactly homey, except for the kitchen

“Well, doesn’t look like anyone is hiding in here,” she said, gesturing at the space

Zeke nodded slowly “Are you co a look around?”

“Yeah, I guess so”

He headed toward the back of the apartment first, the bedroom He reappeared, mouth set in that unreadable line, and checked the bathroo roo at so her near the door

“You’ve got ain the bedroom,” he stated

“I usually keep it closed and locked, especially this time of year”

“Anotherin the bathroom”

She shifted her weight fro “Why are you bringing up the s?”

“Because between the stairwells and the balconies, it’d be easy enough to climb up to your bedroom”

When she flinched, he frowned and reached a hand out toward her “Sorry I’ in to any surprises, okay?”