Page 131 of Come Back to Me

“I think I can make this happen,” Zee murmurs.

I’m more curious than ever.

“I know you… They don’t have to live indoors?—”

They?

“Cody, what are you still doing here?” Callan asks, voice cheerful as he slaps me on the shoulder. “Figured you’d be on your way to work by now.”

Tee whips around to face the doorway, her gaze colliding with mine as ‘Baby Cowboy’ busts my cover.

Shit.

Also, how goddamn long have I been eavesdropping?! Callan’s clearly had a shower.

Knowing I have to brazen this out, I nod at both women, who are gawking at me—Tee’s multitasking by glowering too.

Callan looks between us. “What’s going on?”

“Nice ride?” Zee asks.

“Sure was.” Callan scrubs his hands together in satisfaction. “Plus, I’m prepping everything for the quarterly accounts. Today’s going to be a good day.”

“For some.” Zee wrings the piping bag like she wishes it was someone’s neck. “I have that stupid interview today.”

“Sorry, Zee,” Callan tries and fails to soothe.

Her grimace tells me it didn’t work.

I change the subject. “Thought Colt handled the quarterly accounts.”

“He’s letting me do it this year.”

“Sounds fun,” I say weakly, well aware that’d be a punishment to anyone else.

He beams. “Definitely.”

“If you want to do accounts, Baby Cowboy,” Tee jeers, “then you can do mine too. It’ll take you about five minutes.”

Callan pauses pre-bite of the banana he snagged from the fruit bowl. “Is that a challenge?”

“No, it’s a harsh truth of the state of my bank account.” She nudges his arm. “We’re not all Richie Rich.”

“How did you even find out about my trust fund anyway?”

Zee snorts. “Tee’s impossible to keep things from.”

“It’s a gift. They should send me into Russia. I’d manage to figure out all their state secrets.”

“I think you’d end up in a gulag,” Callan argues.

And I’m in full agreement.

Tee gasps. “Callan! Are you dissing my street cred?”

“You have about as much street cred as Levi. The only people in this house with street cred are Colton, Cody, and Mrs. Abelman.”

Zee hides a snicker. “Thanks, Callan. I appreciate the endorsement.”

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