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Marcus
When Emma informs me that she’s listing her remaining stuff on Craigslist and officially giving up her place, I feel both triumphant and relieved—and to my surprise, a little guilty.
“You did what?” Ashton gapes at me in disbelief when I meet him for coffee near my office on Thursday and fess up about the situation.
I scrub a hand over my face. “I just told you. I got Long to buy her landlady’s townhouse in Brooklyn at above-market value.”
“To force Emma to move in with you,” Ashton clarifies, staring at me like I’ve lost my marbles.
“No, to nudge her to move in with me,” I snap. f*****g Ashton; I was really counting on him being on my side in this. “She has all these hang-ups about money and not wanting to take advantage of me, and I screwed up with her once before, so she
