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“If only. Keys.”
When he opened the box, she sat back. “Oh my God, there are so many.”
“They’re labeled, color coded. See—exterior doors. Front, south side, north side, back, apartment. The little shed. I didn’t take you out there. You’ve got the lawn tractor, the snowblower, shovels, chain saw, various tools.
“There’s a generator out there. Power goes out, it comes on. You won’t be in the dark.”
“Hallelujah.”
“Door opener for the detached garage. And the key fob for the truck.”
“What truck? There’s a truck?”
He took another cookie himself, studied her as he bit in. “Did you read the inventory list?”
“I got lost in it.”
“You’ve got his Ford F-150.”
“What is that?”
“It’s the same model I’ve got.”
“That big, burly thing?” Horrified didn’t quite cover it. “I’ve never driven a truck in my life.”
“Your Hyundai’s got all-wheel drive, but you’re not in the city now. Even with John Dee, you might find a big, burly thing useful.”
She pushed up, walked to a window.
Everything outside held quiet, all sound muffled by the gently falling snow. It was a picture, a painting, a postcard.
And her nerves had boomeranged back.
“You said there was wine.”
“There is.”
“I think I could use some. Do you want some?”
He rose. “What kind of man would I be if I let you drink alone? What kind do you want?”
“It doesn’t matter. It really doesn’t matter.”
“Leave it to me.”
“It feels like I’m leaving a lot to you,” she said as he walked into the butler’s pantry. “And you’re being pretty damn patient. Is that a lawyer thing or just part of the package?”
“Could be both.”
“It’s snowing, and you probably want to go home. Maybe to your beautiful wife and two adorable children.”
“I need a time machine for that. The wife—and that would be gorgeous—and two adorable—and you forgot brilliant—children are in the future.”
“Maybe they’re hanging out with my handsome, sexy husband and three adorable, brilliant children and our lovable yet frisky dog.”
“Three, huh? What kind of dog?”
“To be determined. Then there’s the cuddly kitten. And we all live in this wonderful old rambling Victorian—which was never going tobe as big as this—my handsome, sexy husband and I will be renovating for the rest of our lives. But we love it.”
