Chapter 22
Ryan spent Wednesday morning giving the basement a thorough cleaning. He’d started out by doing the back half which would be his studio, then figured it wouldn’t hurt to do the rest. Not that any of it was really dirty, but it was a basement—used for storage and laundry and not much else. It took time, because he had to stop when his ribs ached too badly, but in the end, it was more than habitable—at least for what he’d be using it for.
“Wow,” Miss Gina said when she came down to check on him. “You’re making me feel guilty for not having done this a long time ago.”
“Don’t be. It’s not like you spend much time down here.”
“I will, once you get set up. I’ll be peering over your shoulder every chance I get.”
Ryan laughed. “You’ll find it pretty boring most of the time.”
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