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"You didn’t leave a single e in all the times you called"

"And it never occurred to you to pick up the da to see what I wanted?"

"I didn’t know you’d called After I left the dojo that day, I was in a daze I charged s I didn’t realize I didn’t have it until three hours later, when I was on the road headed to North Dakota"

"You didn’t have your phone for a week?" he asked skeptically

"Evidently I didn’t need it I checked in with Molly once a day on the office line When I called e from you In seven days"

His eyes searched hers "If I would’ve left a ot pissed off and returned ed visit from Master Black Anytime before when I’d pissed you off, you showed up loaded for bear"

"Baby" He unwrapped her fingers froot a lot to learn when it coreed"

"But thank you for reaching out to e you sent"

"I sent the ropes weeks ago"

"No The box I got yesterday With a peace lily and an invite to coot it in ht"

"RoninI didn’t send you anything like that"

They stared at each other "So about a peace offering makes sense But that wasn’t--"

Three knocks sounded on the door, and a guy in a white coat walked in

"Mr Black, I’ist"

"I hope you’re here with good news"

"I guess that depends on your idea of good" He glanced around the dark rooht take as long as a week before you’re back to norer than that, you’ll need to contact ist for additional testing" The doctor gave A blond doc was the type of man Amery found attractive

But her eyes were firmly focused on him