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Eve gave her temporary landlord a smile.

“Let me thank you again, Mr. Dawson, for your generosity toward Leo and myself. I assure you we will try to impose on you as little as possible during our stay.”

He made a dismissive gesture. “As I said, there’s lots of room in the house, and I like company, so I’m sure that won’t be a problem.” He spread his hands. “And please, drop the Mr. Dawson nonsense and just call me Chance.”

Eve felt the warmth rising in her cheeks. “That would be highly improper. I barely know you.”

“Nothing improper about it. I assure you, folks around here are pretty informal about such things.”

She struggled with her notions of propriety versus her desire to be polite. She didn’t want to risk insulting him. “I don’t know—”

He cut off her protest, adding a cajoling note to his voice. “Oh, come now. I would consider it a favor.”

This seemed genuinely important to him. “Very well.” She nodded.

The touch of triumph in his grin should have irritated her, but for some reason it didn’t.