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“You gave ht Don’t you remember?”

She soes down I pull her to , last tiet back”

“Or what?” Her expression is coy “You’ll spank me?”

“Hell, no” I exhale a laugh before I kiss her again “If I say that, you’ll never do it”

“Hmm I suppose you have a point”

“If I didn’t have to be in Balti once to look back at the beautiful creature who belongs to et us all home

Patrick’s in the office when I get there, and he’s got three law books out on our shared desk

“You could take the office down the hall,” I quip, causing him to look up

“You’re freakishly happy,” he turns back to the book he’s studying “Mariska’s a fucking miracle worker”

It’s true, and even

“Anyway, you left” He’s ave me this office, and it has all my shit in it”

It’s true When I came back froht about taking ton full-time

“Working behind a desk isn’tWhat have you found out?”

“Nothis neck Patrick’s five years younger than e, he always seems like a kid Our little sister Amy is a perennial baby

“Hitmy briefcase with my pick of the worst reports from Dere