“I ordered something for us to eat. I hope you don’t mind.”
The words come from Andy after spending the whole morning with paperwork.
“Thank you very much, but you didn’t have to go through the trouble.”
“Consider it a welcome meal,” he gestures to downplay it.
The man is kind, and these hours working alongside him have been comforting.
I think I’m going to enjoy collaborating here.
His clear eyes study me for a few seconds.
“By the way, you haven’t told me how you know Lottie and her family.”
“Oh. Actually, they’re friends of my… husband’s family.”
He smiles. “The way you grit your teeth when you say ‘husband’ is curious,” he laughs.
I grimace. “No, it’s just that I don’t want people to think I got in here because of that.”
Well, it’s a lie, but not really.
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