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He remained unmoved, so Carrie tried another tactic Perhaps he would feel sorry for her "I gave up spending Thanksgiving with my family in order to find you, but it’d be worth every one of ivehim, she could tell he wasn’t the least bit concerned

"Are you looking for sympathy from me?"

"No, of course not … well, maybe, just a little"

He briefly closed his eyes and shook his head

"I’ll tell you what," she said in the same cheerful tone she’d used earlier "I’ll let you preview the piece, give it your staet printed"

"Do you honestly expect me to believe that?"

"Well, yes, of course I’m a woman of my word"

"I’ve yet tosoftly, he walked over to where the co out the chair, he sat down, flipped a couple of switches, and put on headphones It didn’t take Carrie long to figure out his call was to Sawyer

Although Carrie could hear only one side of the conversation, it was enough She was the hing Over"

From Finn’s reaction, Saas apparently amused

"You’re way off base," Finn shouted into thea wo me a favor I don’t care who she is or who she knows Over"

Sawyer replied, but Carrie couldn’t make out what he said

"I don’t want her here, and that’s putting it mildly Over"

Silence followed Finn rubbed his hand over his beard in what she could only assuet her Over"

He slapped his hand against the top of the table "No … I don’t care about any daht this on yourself Over"

Carrie orried She really didn’t want to reer than it took to get what she needed for the article The sooner Sawyer came for her, the better She needed to be back to work in Chicago With the holidays co up, there were any nuned to cover If worse caive her once she handed him the intervieith Finn Even in the short amount of time she’d been with hi details about the man

"Twenty-four hours is my limit Over" Finn ended the conversation hat sounded very much like a threat

Carrie was left to wonder what he would do if Sawyer didn’t return for her in the prescribed amount of time Surely Finn wouldn’t put her out in the cold to deal with the elements alone Would he?

When he finished he removed the headphones and turned off the radio

Carrie re what to do or say, so she did nothing

Finn reached for his s of his coffee, and then delivered the eot out of the chair Her own coffee was finished, so she followed hiainst the cabin floor nearly silent Unfortunately she was closer behind him than either of them realized, because when he turned, he nearly ainst her upper arlared down at her, a deep frown etched into his forehead "Stay out ofher in no doubt as to the strength of his feelings

"Sorry … that was an accident" She stuttered slightly, and while she atterabbed his coat, hat, and gloves, and after getting everything on, promptly walked outside

Carrie stared at the closed door, too stunned to h hopes for this interview, but if this "coffee tioing down in flaly content to stay by the war with her legs folded and her chin braced against her knees

"He doesn’t like aze at her

"I can’t say that I bla the price"