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"Okay, okay, look" He gently put his hand on my shoulder "I’m worried about you We have information on MacDonald that you should know May we coentleh night" I usedwas out for now And I really wanted to see what size I could fit into now One look at Jerry’s firoing to h about it?" Jerry was close beside me "Did that bastard hurt you?"

"No, just made me exercise my butt off, literally" I turned around and showed hilanced at what I’d sweated so hard for "Fine, so you don’t care Just sit Tell us what you found out"

I collapsed in a chair on the opposite side of the room from Jerry I didn’t like his attitude Maybe because I was afraid he was going to tell h Can you bla skinny and pumped from Trina’s donation It had been the best one yet, because we’d both done all that exercise For amy own mortal pet If I could endure a run and stair cliht, I could at least keep off a few pounds

I realized everyone was staring at me "What?"

"I asked you a question Didn’t you hear uess I spaced I’m still pretty jazzed I’ve lost a total of thirteen pounds Damn it, this ti off the way ed and almost slid off e Yep, h, Glory Richard, look away" Flo waved at me to lower my shirt

"Relax, darling I know Glory is just a friend This really is a remarkable loss in such a short time" Richard frowned "But you know it can’t last Just like quick losses don’t last for mortals It’s not safe either"

"I don’t want to hear that!" I stomped my foot Ouch

"Whether you want to hear it or not, it’s true" Jerry leaned forward "Sit down and listen"

"I’ll sit because uys sounded achingly liketo Trina earlier She hadn’t wanted to hear bad news either Shit

"I found some of Ian’s success stories Men and woram" Richard pulled a small notebook out of his shirt pocket "Did Caine ever tell you what he paid for you to do this, Glory?"

"No, he just put it on a credit card" I heard Jerry and Valdez make a noise "I offered to reimburse him! But he wouldn’t allow it Valdez, you were there You heard it all Ray said he just wanted me to be happy" I arched my brow at Jerry, like maybe this was more than he’d ever done Which was a lie and ood anyway "Besides, we’ll be on TV ide at the Grammys It’s publicity Ray can probably take the cost off his inco for his accountant to deal with" Richard shook his head "Anyway, it’s ridiculously expensive I know you couldn’t afford it on your own, Gloriana"

"My business--"

"Is successful enough to support you and pay overhead with et I helped you with your taxes for the shop last quarter"

"Oh, yeah" I’ve alorked for a living and never had much of a cushion The fact that my ancient car had recently diedfinancial investment

"Get to the point, aenius You should see so some of the sirlfriend Glory here"

"Hand that to ave this to you, my heart?" Unspoken was a "How dare he?"

"Yes" Flo’s eyes flashed "And I can get another if I need it" She snatched it back "Now, tell us what you have on hiave his wife a "we’ll deal with this later" look "His program costs a fortune Then once clients are hooked, they have to buy his suppleht back on"

"I expected that Just like a ot up and walked over to the couch "Let me see the brochure, Flo Does it say how much the suppleasped No way could I handle it onthe paper to shreds

"Was he telling the truth when he said I was the only one who had the weird reactions to the supplements?" I tossed the brochure back to Flo