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Dinner would be ready, that’s what Shyla was thinking while singing along to the song playing in her earbuds. Rushing out of the laundry room after folding a bunch of towels, she ran straight into someone in the hallway.
“Oh,” she said, jumping back, but sighed and pulled out her earbuds when she saw it was Score. “You scared me. I didn’t think anyone was back yet.”
Retreating a step, he gave her space to walk down the hall toward the living room. She anticipated finding Beeks and Fish except no one else was around. The clock revealed it was a few minutes earlier than normal.
Putting her phone and earbuds on the kitchen island, she figured it was time to set the table. But when she turned around, Score was right there behind her, up close.
When Shyla laid a hand on his arm to try m
