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2024-10-29 19:42:56By the time Ryan was finished with his job for the day, Trisha had a new appreciation for his skills. She hadn't bothered paying attention to him before when he had just been a pretty face to her, but now she could fully take in his work.
"He's not bad," Lauren commented as she watched where Trisha's attention was focused. "Logan is just as skilled, he just doesn't choose to use it."
This time Jace snorted. "You have too high of an opinion of that one. He's a model he hasn't even tried to do the kind of work Ryan does. Logan needs a lot of work to ever catch up to Ryan."
Instead of rising to the bait, Lauren ignored him. "Logan is more skilled than you probably realize. Sure, he's handsome and photogenic, but he can act too," instead her words were directed to Trisha, completely ignoring Jace.
"He's not on par with Ryan," Jace sniffed.
Lauren still ignored the blonde.
"I'm glad this day is over, but it was nice to take a break from Log
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