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Of course, this was part of hbor, and if I wanted to mark this task off my list, I had to jump in and—

“Want soot beer, wine, water…”

Well, here goes nothing

I closed the door, shas and iron sconces leading into the adjacent space where artwork depicting Mediterranean beaches and cliffside homes dotted the white walls I followed the sound of his voice, noting that he’d moved on to offer various soda, juice, and spritzer choices

“Do you have tea?” I asked, joining hireat room

“Let me see what I can find”

Mr McSwoonyevent on the enormous flat-screen above the fireplace, then set the re into the kitchen

I castarea It was a hos Sieo the roo was oversized, froenerous brown leather sectional to the weathered coffee table littered with a partially asseos

I turned to follow hiasped in awe

Wow The kitchen was a true showstopper

Arched details on gorgeous dark-wood cabinetry couese tiled backsplash And that stove…gah! The baker in rade six-burner stove with a grilling section and not one, but two ovens Two!

I couldn’t help myself I hurried toward the stainless-steel wonder and ranthe shiny blue knobs

“This is a work of art,” I exclaimed reverently

Mr McSwoony grinned, turning on the electric kettle “It’s nice, huh? Too bad I don’t cook”

“What? Why not? You have a child You have reasons to s”

“Maybe so, but my kid has another parent too Linc is only here every other week and…I don’t kno to cook That stove intimidates the hell out of me” He pulled two boxes of tea from a drawer and set thelish Breakfast, and one bag of mint tea”

“Mint, please”

“You got it”

“Thank you You could take lessons, you know I’m sure it wouldn’t be difficult to find someone to teach you culinary basics,” I commented