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"That’s enough, Mahir," I said quietly

He stopped immediately "I’m sorry"

"Don’t be I wouldn’t have called if I hadn’t expected the hen I get back to the office" George was as pissed off by the world’s refusal to leavesteadily in the back of s that get under et under hers, and I feel the closest to crazy when I’ht?"

I paused before answering, trying to find the best words If George had a best friend--a best friend asn’t me, anyway--it was Mahir He was her second-in-coave hiht he was the only person who fully understood how close we’d been, or how much her death had broken me He was the only one who never questioned the fact that she still talked to me

Frankly, I think he was jealous that she never spoke to hi the part where you know the answer to that is ‘fuck, no,’ I’one out there"

"If you hadn’t--"

"Becks had it under control It’s her department now I shouldn’t have interfered"

"You know that isn’t true"

"Do I?"

Mahir paused before saying, "I was actually pleased to see you out there If you don’tso, Shaun, you looked ht want to considerof a true… well, revival, if the word isn’t in poor taste You could do with so all your time in an office"

"I’ll take that under consideration"