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He turned his back on Coop, as still pointing his weapon on hiht into his hands, Evie"

I shrugged, "He’s all we’ve got right now I need to find my kids" I didn’t want to tell them, he was the Master Key

Servario shook his head with his hand over his face, "Well, that’s all the poverty I can take Let’s, shall we" He pointed at the doorway When Coop didn’t speak Servario turned and left with Luce following hiay insides, "What is this place?"

Jack came out with a plate of food, "My old roommate’s mom’s house She died and he travels a lot, so he hasn’t sold it yet He isn’t here He’s in Thailand He said we could stay, and apparently, he’s rented the basement out to a nice couple of chubby people with their own deep-fry ht downstairs"

I laughed and stole a fry, "Those have been around since before you were born, whippersnapper"

He bea my mom to buy one"

"You eat whatever you want and stay skinny, don’t you?" I asked

"Yup" Jack laughed and took the plate of food to the car He sat up front

I looked at Coop with the gun in his hands still, "Let’s go"

He holstered it and sighed, "This is a mistake Later when he sells us down the river, you re with your dick"

I closed the door behind hiy planned out Have you heard anything about the kids and my mom?"

He shook his head, "Nope"

I almost sobbed a tiny bit He walked with me out to the car, "You okay?"

I shook my head, "I hardly know I need my kids" I didn’t trust Servario’s word that they were fine Not yet

He looked concerned, as he squished into the back seat I sat up front with Jack and ht a larger vehicle That stinks Please throw it out the ," Servario asked, sounding snooty He clearly had never had to stuff a bunch of people into a car before

I shookso noise

"Is the tartar sauce ho mouthful

Jack nodded, "Yes I watched herwoman"

Coop snorted, "Size of a damned Buick, you mean"

Jack looked back, "You hush your el Shea chubby woed a fry through the fatty-mayonnaise tartar sauce, "Never trust a skinny cook"

Steve glanced at ood cook"

I bea me skinny?"

He nodded, "You are skinny Don’t be one of those skinny girls, who doesn’t know she’s skinny"

I gave Coop a death stare, "It doesn’t help when people call you fat, all the time"

Coop looked less than impressed, "I never said you were fat I said lazy and old"

The same homicidal look I usually had on my face when I ith hi ain, and I won’t need to leak your location"

Coop laughed I glanced back at him, "Yeah Look who has the arht"

Coop’s eyes glearin and a wink instead I shook my head and turned around; it wasn’t the response I was expecting

We drove out of the city to a small, private airport

Steve parked the car and walked ahead I cli, "Hurry They’re close behind us"