to him. She examined everything closely, taking notes on a pad of paper using a pencil she kept tucked behind her ear. Her fingers trailed along the banisters, with the grain of the wood on the floors, and her lips curved into a dreamy smile. More than once, Nathan found himself smiling right along with her. She didn’t carry a constantly-ringing contraption in her pocket. She didn’t have a radio blaring on the first floor while she worked on the second floor. Oddly enough, it seemed that she relished the silence as much as he did.

When she stopped to eat, Nathan took the opportunity to peek at her notebook to see what she was writing down. Most of it was numbers, measurements and calculations. There were a few sketches showing how she planned to update the kitchen and the grand staircase. Man...

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