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“I’m all for it In fact, you can do whatever you want to me”

“And there’s another huge stateht on the heels of the last one”

“I trust you, Theo,” I said, as I brushed his hair out of his blue eyes

He sat up and chewed his lip for a few , “Does it bother you that I’, but there’s so h for me to talk about”

“It’s totally fine I didn’t come into this with expectations or a tis about yourself or your past before you’re ready” He caughtme a cute smile

Maybe half an hour later, the order arrived I pulled on my jeans and went downstairs to answer the door, and Theo joined me two minutes later, dressed in jeans and a Pink Floyd T-shirt He raised a brohen he saw all the grocery bags and muttered, “That must be one complicated pancake recipe”

“I got some extra stuff, too You said you didn’t have much food here Now you do”

“Thanks What do I owe you?”

“Nothing I’ me over”

I followed Theo to the kitchen, and he got a pot of coffee brehile I unpacked the paper bags onto the counter When he asked if he could help, I told hiriddle, and so utensils for ”

After he located everything I needed and put away the extra groceries, I told hi can, and as he started working his way down the pots along the back s, I said, “You have more houseplants than anyone I’ve ever met”

“It’s a strangely addictive hobby I started with one little succulent I bought on i led to another”

“I like them”

“Me, too It’s nice having so take on it, and one I hadn’t been expecting