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Far above, in Heaven&039;s lap, as Jim stood at the foot of thelazily on the parapet, he thoughttwo et two more of those flappy bastards on top of that wall, he could quit this shit

And his mother would be safe forever

And Sissy would be free If he hadn&039;t sprung her before then

"You have done well"

Nigel&039;s autocratic English accent didn&039;t see

"Yeah, but I&039; now"

"In this you are correct"

Jiuy was dressed in a pretty damn sharp suit, this time black with pinstripes Matter of fact, he looked like an elegant gangster as he stood beside a table set with fancy-sch Irish wolfhound were seated, clearly waiting with patience for the go-ahead on the dessert that was all laid out

"On that note," Ji back down Next round will be starting soon"

Or at least, he hoped it would

"Won&039;t you stay for an after-dinner sweet? We have a seat for you"

"Thanks," Jiot someone I have to see"

"Very well"

Except before he could disappear, Nigel drew him aside, out of the earshot of the others "We are not yet finished, you and I"

"Sorry, I&039;reement you had with Devina - "

"You el cleared his throat "Yes, indeed I would caution you - "

Jiot in response "I got this, Nigel Trust me"

As he cocked a half smile, the odd, noncolor eyes of his boss narrowed "So my ass? Well, you picked ht Ji"

"Blah, blah, blah - "

"The next soul You will recognize him as both an old friend and an old foe who you have seen of late The path could not be more obvious if it were spotlit"

Jiel As usual, you put a real sharp point on &039;obtuse&039; "

"Trust me"

As Jiel&039;s h "You know, it&039;s a wonder we don&039;t get along better"

"I would have to agree"

On that note, Nigel sent him back, and the trip was easier than the first couple of tione up and down to earth

At least this tiet his travel ticket stae he now lived in again, he looked up The s of the apartht extended through the yard, past the forest, and out to the rolling field beyond But all was not black Off in the distance, the white far, the beacons throwing off a pair of peachy flushes, as if the structure were blushing a little

Man, it was frickin&039; cold Noto snow -

"And so you won"

Turning around, he greeted Devina&039;s arrival with a broad sloat?"

"No"

"Pity, it&039;s a hell of a show I&039;ll even give you an interetfine as a brand-new dollar bill, all put together in one of her outfits that left nothing to the iht in bright red

"You knohy I&039;o, huh So sad"

"Our deal, Heron" Now she smiled And as she walked forward, her hips moved like she was ready to be ridden hard "I kept up ain In spite of what you think of me, I told you who the soul was - I didn&039;t lie So you&039;ll be co with me now"

Jim let her saunter on over And he let her have her little ht in front of his

But as she opened her hed, a lovely sound that suggested that in her"I believe, in the hue tradition, the response is &039;I do&039; Is that what you&039;re after, my love?"

He pointedly removed her hand "I lied, Devina" He leaned in and put his ht next to her ear "Fibbed Falsified Fabricated You know allllll about it, don&039;t you So how&039;s it feel being on the other side, bitch"

When he stepped back, the confusion on her face was so for the history books Ifly he had a camera

"Do I need to draw you a picture?" he ed, her features darkening to the point of violence