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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25. Ian

TWENTY-FIVE

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I thought sprinting around in the back yard with Dutch half the day would wear the kid out, but that turned out to be a pipe dream. It’s like activity only ramps him up with more energy than he had before. He’s a tiny perpetual motion machine.

Enjoy it while it lasts, kid. One day, you’ll be thirty-six and exhausted after a few hours of babysitting. I’m not complaining, though. We’re having fun. It’s not the kind of socializing Amy was trying to get me to do, but it counts for something.