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Felix didn’t knohat he felt about all he had heard that night

He was shocked? Yeah Stunned and repulsed? No Not really Not for her Just stunned a bit And dazed Too much story Too much data Too much monster

They really kno to rip up Life, don’t they?

But how did he feel about her? How did he really ?

Say it, you stalling buffoon! Do you still love her?

Yes, he thought at last

And he s about?

The only other door to the room - the one to the bedroom used by the ladies - opened It was Annabelle

"Is she okay?" he whispered

Annabelle first closed the door carefully behind her

"I think she’ll sleep," she said "You should try to do the same"

Felix looked around at the e ashtrays and half-eone to their rooive her a fewDavette’s tale she had busied herself knitting soe multicolored whatever She resuain

"You onderful for her tonight," she said

Felix shrugged "Not hard to do"

"Then what took you so long?"

"What do you mean?" he asked innocently "I’ve only known her for - "

"Felix!" she intoned, sounding like everyone’s rinned "Yeah Well, I’ht stuff"

Annabelle grinned at him "That’s better"

"And"

"And what?" she asked

He turned around and busied hiry that she ith Crow"

"What?" Annabelle gasped "You thought that she and Jack were"

"Huh? Oh, no Not at all But" He lit a cigarette and looked at her "See, I’ve been waiting forthis kind of shit at the same time Then I see her and there’s Jack and" He shook his head "I shoulda figured I couldn’t have one without the other"

She thought he looked almost embarrassed "She loves you, too, you know," she said

He looked up "You think?"

"I know so" She eyed him carefully "Don’t you?"

He looked at her quickly, looked down, sures," he added, "the way her luck’s been running" And then they both sht What a weird, dark, scary young man you are

They were quiet for a while

"Felix, what have you been doing all this tied "I run the saloon"

"All this tiain "The past couple of years"

"And before that?"

But this tilass

Annabelle eyed hi up

"Felix, just how rich are you?"

He looked at her, surprised "What makes you think I’m"

"How rich?" she insisted