I pinned Walter with a stare. “No more cupcakes until after chili.” “Mooooom,” Luca protested. “You’ve had two already today. Do you want me to go to mom jail for giving you too much sugar?” Luca giggled. “Mr. Trace would never lock you up.” I grinned, moving in to tickle his side. “I don’t know, Trace seems like a rule follower to me.” In every way. I’d noticed that he was a stickler for keeping things neat and tidy and always following through on his word. And while he expected a lot from others, he was hardest on himself. Luca squealed, shifting out of my grasp. “Don’t worry, I’ll come
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