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Gib’s teeth came together. “She’s engaged,” he said through them.
Mariah’s eager smile faded for a moment, then brightened again. “Well,” she said cheerfully to Chloe, “no harm in looking, is there?”
They shared a conspiratorial giggle. Gib drummed his fingers on the butcher block. When Chloe looked his way, he gave her a black scowl. She frowned right back at him.
What was that for? he wondered. He was only protecting the rights of her fiancé.
“I’m not sure he should have a key,” Gib began.
But Chloe cut in. “I think this is very nice of you,” she said to Mariah, just as if he weren’t there at all. “And I’ll be happy to let plasterers in or cabinet makers or whoever. I’m sure I’ll be very happy here.”
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