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"Becky, love, I was just watching Morning Coffee!" exclai out financial advice?"

"It’s… it’s OK, Mu into ot her to cover while I ay"

"Well They could have chosen soot a oes muffled "What’s that, Grahaood you are! But surely, now that you’re back, they can let her go?"

"I don’t think it’s as sis"

"So, ill you be back on? Because I know Janice will be asking"

"I don’t know, Muo, OK? There’s someone at the door But I’ll talk to you soon!"

I put down the phone and buryto do?" I say hopelessly "What a to do, Suze? I can’t tell them I’ve been fired I just can’t" To my dismay, tears squeeze out of the sides ofthem down"

"You don’t let them down!" retorts Suze hotly "It wasn’t your fault that stupid Morning Coffee co it now I mean, look at her!"

She turns up the sound, and Clare’s voice drones sternly through the room "Those who fail to provide for their own retirement are the equivalent of leeches on the rest of us"

"I say," says Rory "Isn’t that a bit harsh?"

"I mean, listen to her!" says Suze "She’s awful!"

"Maybe she is," I say after a pause "But even if they get rid of her too they’ll never askthey made a ain and she looks at me "Are you in or out?"