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Chapter Nineteen
I went to Travis’s office on Monday. Since Karl wouldn’t be in, I volunteered to help him out in case he needed assistance. But when I got there, I was the one surprised. There was an easel at one corner of his office, and the coffee table had a box of Godiva chocolates and a bouquet of roses on top of it.
“Is it always like this?” I asked him, looking at the lovely roses.
He stood behind me and wrapped his arms around my waist. “I have a special visitor today. I thought she’d like to indulge in a box of sweets.”
I laughed and turned around so I could face him. “And the easel is for?”
He smiled and wrapped his arms around my waist again. “So you can paint or draw and leave me alone to my work.”
“I can paint at home—why did you agree that I come here if you weren’t going to need me anyway?”
He shrugged. “I just want you to be here.” He hugged
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