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Glancing his way as she carried a coffeepot around the roo it straight and black, she tried to catch his eye He’d beento avoid her

Because they were croell-wishers? Or because he had so to hide? Maybe her relief had been premature

“Have you had a chance to talk to Liam?” she leaned in to ask in Marie’s ear as she passed her friend standing with a couple who ran a print shop down the street

“Not a word,” Marie told her, and then said, “Put that pot down, Gabi This is your party, too”

Nodding, Gabi continued on through the roo ishes as she made her way back to the counter to dispose of the pot Two hours and fifteen et upstairs and could probably say a quick word to Marie and slip out without

“I need to talk to you before you leave” Lia beside her, a smile on his face for the roo shifted, accepting the weight that settled upon her shoulders at his words

Nodding, she stepped toward the hallway leading to the back of the store

Liao as soon as she stopped “To both of you”

His tone didn’t sound ominous Fear filled her heart anyway But before she could question hi to have to wait

“I’D LIKE TO RENT 321 and 324 and knock out the wall in between them,” Liam said as soon as Marie walked into the small office in the back of the coffee shop and shut the door Gabi, who’d been sitting at Marie’s desk for close to an hour, working froht in fro for him to say more

He’d given her all he had A carefully rehearsed all-he-had He wasn’t going to worry them

Bottom line: no worry for them

Or from them

Whatever No worry in the girl depart to be fine