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“You’ve never fixed a toilet before, have you?” Grace asked him

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He thought about prevaricating But looked at her and shook his head “Nope Truth be told, this is the first time I’ve ever looked inside one”

Just hadn’t been on his to-do list

“See this long screw thing here? That controls this float that controls the water level This whole thing is called a fill valve It opens this rubber thing to let neater in when you flush This is what needs to be replaced You have to unscrew this froth out of these hands to get it done”

There was a wrench on the floor A pipe wrench he reh school

“You’ve changed one of these before?”

“Yep Used to be I’d just watch, but since ed “Anye have to turn off the water” She started to reach under the toilet, and Liam reached in front of her

“Let et that”

“I can do that part,” she said as he turned the water valve “I did it last night”

She stood back as he straightened up

“You flush the toilet to eet the bolt undone, I had to refill it so I could use it in the night”

He flushed The tank didn’t empty completely But almost

“Here” Grace handed him a towel “You’ll need this under the tank The rest of that will eh the hole when you remove the bolt”