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I felt his arm come around my shoulders, and then a kiss was brushed
against my hair.
Letting my body fall into him, I asked, “What was your mom’s name?”
“Dorothea.” I felt his voice rumbling in his chest, right against my back.
“She used to complain about it constantly. She made everybody call her
Thea.”
“Tell me more about her, about your family.”
He released a breath, and it hit my hair with a puff. “It was her
grandmother’s name. ‘A pretentious old lady’s name,’ my mom would say.
Her side of the family was very wealthy but always unfortunate when it came
to their health. They called it a curse.” He paused, sounding a little lost in his
memories. “When I was a kid, my mom was the only living member left, so I
never met my grandparents. And when my mom passed away, the last one of
the Abbots became me. So, I inherited everything. That’s how I can afford
this place.”
“That makes sense,” I murmured. I considered myself lucky to work for a
company like InTech. For having a good wage coming in every month. But
this place belonged to a whole different kind of life. One where studio
apartments could fit in bathrooms. “So, you don’t really need to work a nineto-five
job.”
“No, but I love what I do. Even if some might call me a workaholic
cyborg.”
I snickered. “Oops, I deserved that.”
I didn’t think anyone at the office knew about this. Aaron had always
been so … private. But the fact that he didn’t need to work and yet worked
harder than the vast majority of us was commendable. It made me love him—
Whoa. I shook my head.
“I have always admired you, you know? As much as I’ve bugged you for
being so pragmatic and hardheaded, I have always, always admired you.”
“I …” He trailed off, sounding at a loss for a moment. “Thank you,
baby.”
My lips curled up as I put the frame back on top of the console. “Your
mom was beautiful. I can see where you got your looks from.”
Aaron chuckled softly. “You think I’m beautiful?”
“Of course. You are more than just beautiful. Don’t sound so shocked.
You know you are.”
“I do, but I never thought you were all that attracted to me. Not for the