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I swung in the hammock on the porch of the villa It had only taken me about two hours to find Marcie after my plane touched down in Acapulco She was stretched out in a beach chair next to the pool of a luxury hotel, sipping an uazine She burst into tears when she saw ed me hard

Then punchedsince then

Once I&039;d deter to be okay, I let her have the Iave her every cent I had on ht be six ain I needed to lay low for a while She let h Clemson University She&039;d see to it

She really did see to be okay as she dropped a Airport She kissed hts

I put a plane ticket to Mexico on Minelli&039;s credit card

In the ninety minutes I had before my plane left, I dropped the key to the airport locker in the et the address I also sent hi one of the conditions for rarateful enough to do it

It would be strange for a while without Stan&039;s guiding hand, but I was starting a new life I was ht breeze picked up I rocked in the haht before I&039;d explained we&039;d have toto hear if the real estate agent had sold her house Until then we&039;d hborhood with the locals Rent on the villa was modest

I heard someone approach the villa, but I kept my eyes closed I knehat Marcie&039;s quick steps sounded like on the cobblestones She cli on my chest I pretended I was still asleep

She cleared her throat pointedly, and I openedstuffed iguana

"Please tell me this isn&039;t dinner," I said

"Do you knohat they&039;re charging for these nasty things in the tourist shops?" she asked