The Undoing. Averil Dean

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      “Well, you don’t have to keep it at our place, obviously. Stash it wherever you want. I’ll ship it for you, if there’s somewhere else you need to be.”

      She was offended now, and Julian sighed.

      “That’s not the point. And I do appreciate the thought, truly. But let’s just call it a loan. We can go out on it tomorrow, okay? I promise. Not today.”

      “You have plans.”

      He stepped closer and chucked her under the chin with his forefinger, smiling indulgently as if he’d just granted her a huge favor.

      “I’m not trying to be a dick. It’s just too much right now.”

      “Yeah,” she said. “Sure.”

      But her throat was tight and the back of her mouth stung with bitterness.

      “Come on,” he said. “Let’s go back inside. I’ll get you a hot chocolate and schnapps.”