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“I would want to help pay for utilities and food,” she said.
“Not while you’re helping me as I heal,” he countered.“Really, you’re doing me a favor.It’s just an extension of what you’re already doing, but after that, you can pay.”When she opened her mouth to argue, he shook his head.“Go with the flow, remember?”
A little light appeared in her eyes, and as the tension melted away from her body, he could feel her relax against him.
“Live here while I look for a new place… I could do that… if you’re sure.”She searched his gaze, worried he might change his mind at any moment.
Fat chance.
If they lived together for a bit, maybe wanting to tell her he loved her wouldn’t feel too soon.
“I wouldn’t have offered if I wasn’t sure.”
The smile that lit up her face was the best one yet.
ChapterThirty-Four
Law
Moving Iris out of her place into his had been almost anticlimactic.He’d been looking forward to meeting Noelle face to face and seeing what she was like, but she’d made herself scarce when he and the rest of Iris’ friends and family had shown up to move her stuff out.She and Iris had been communicating solely by text, and he was pretty sure Iris preferred it that way, but he’d wanted to see the woman in person.
It was for the best that she wasn’t there.Iris was relaxed and having fun, though she kept looking around, expecting Noelle to pop up out of nowhere.The relief on Iris’ face when she didn’t see her was worth missing out on meeting the now ex-roommate.
“Hey.So, I hear you’re the man who’s going to be living in sin with my daughter.”The deep voice jolted Law out of his reverie, and he actually jumped as someone appeared at his side.
Turning, an older man, who looked an awful lot like Andrew, was standing next to him.Andrew grinned at him, clearly enjoying Law’s discomfort.
Sadist.
Iris’ father didn’t sound combative, but his words weren’t particularly encouraging.As Law met his gaze, he saw the hint of mischief in Iris’ dad’s eyes.If he didn’t know Iris as well as he did, he might have missed it, but the two of them looked very much alike at that moment.
“It’s a very respectful sin,” he responded solemnly, causing Iris’ dad to let out a burst of laughter.
“You’ll do.”He clapped Law on the shoulder with approval, then released Law’s shoulder to hold out his hand.“I’m Diego.”
“Lawrence, but everyone calls me Law.”Though he’d tried to fight it for a while, he felt more like Law than Lawrence now.“It’s nice to meet you.Iris has told me a lot about you.”
“She’s told me a little about you,” Diego said, waiting for Law’s reaction, then grinning when he didn’t get one.“Which is a lot more than she usually tells me about anyone she dates.”
“Only good things, I hope.”
“Absolutely.Andrew’s the one who says all the bad things.”
“Hey, no, I don’t,” Andrew protested, scowling at his dad, who snickered.
Law grinned.Iris’ dad was pretty much exactly how she’d described him.
“I’m going to get back to work, though I don’t think there’s much left to do,” Law said.Diego stayed by the cars they were filling up, opening the back of his van, which had all the seats down, so there was plenty of cargo space to fit extra things.
So many people had offered their vehicles, Iris hadn’t needed to rent a moving truck.She also hadn’t had to be brave to pack her stuff while Noelle was there.This morning, Law had brought her over to pack.Rae, Domi, and Avery had joined them not long after, and by the time everyone else started showing up, there were boxes ready to be taken down.Now the flow of boxes had slowed considerably, and they really had more people than they needed.
Passing Mitch and Brian on the stairs from the building to the parking lot, each carrying a box, Law nodded his head at them.
Iris
Seeing her empty room was a relief but kind of terrifying.It was crazy how quickly they’d moved everything out.She’d lived here with Noelle for almost four years, and it had only taken about four hours to remove her presence.
Things had gone a lot faster since she’d had so much help.
