Sweet on the Grumpy Neighbor

Sweet on the Grumpy Neighbor

Author: Paige Ellison Listening Length: 8h 58m

The man next door is the same Ian I admired from a distance fifteen years ago, only the smiles and easy banter are gone. A friend's offer of cheap rent was meant to steady life for me and my five-year-old son, not leave me beside a reclusive grouch who would rather glare than take cupcakes from my bakery. After my last...

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My arm’s starting to ache, but I toss a tennis ball across my back yard for the thousandth time. Also for the thousandth time, Dutch tears across the grass to grab it and trots on back. He could easily do this for hours, and today, I’m indulging him.

It’s my way of making it up to him for not letting him play with the kid next door.