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Nate was glad they were bonding but it was time to steal her back. He had gone to check out how things were running at the house as it had been a while since he paid a visit.

“Okay mom, that’s enough. I promised to give Ruby a house tour”

“But you live together so you’d have enough time when you get home” she groaned and rolled her eyes

After a little back and forth, Nate won. He had never felt the need to show anyone where he had spent his childhood, when he heard people did it, he thought they were only being extra and cheesy.

“I know the house is big but I never really cared about it. At the end of the day, I only had my room to myself” Nate started as the began to walk across the hallway, arms brushing lightly against each other

“I spent all day in my room too,” she smiled. “My mother would always complain but eventually, she let me be”

“I never really understood why my dad built a house this magnificent. The only place that feels like home to me is my room an