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"Because it’s good news and I didn’t want to steal his thunder," he answered That shit right there had ot ESPN talking about you Dan Rafael’s written an article about how you’re going back to basics for the Teht" He read it to us excitedly
I admit it was pretty cool to hearheroes but I did frown as a thought occurred totechniques all the way from the US?" I asked
"Because I told hiood to worry about just how serious a contender you are And if I want to start securing you sponsorship deals, then it’s not a bad thing to get you on ESPN’s radar"
Danny didn’t give a shit about any of this stuff but he kneas important, which is why he’d hired Earnshaw in the first place As they got into a lively debate about as the all-tiirl and drag her back into the office Shutting the door gently behind ainst it as she wrapped her legs tightly around her so that ainst her core, I kissed her hard and groaned as her sweet little tongue touched tentatively against ht to onnato rest ainst hers
"Me too," she replied breathlessly
"You okay to stay with Nikki while I’one?" I asked, still really reluctant to leave her behind, despite my precautions and her constant reassurances that she’d be fine
"I’ with her boyfriend anyway so I’ to have her bed and study with Nikki until the exams are over Between Nikki, Albie, Ryan, and Max I’ll never need to go anywhere alone, and we’ll see each other again before you know it Besides I know you’ll be calling ot soently, I reached behind the filing cabinet and pulled out a box I’d wrapped in red paper Well
"What is it?" she asked
"Open it," I urged her She drove entle way she teased it open showed just ho gifts she’d ever had She al herher hand over the box of the laptop reverently, she whispered
"We can’t afford this"
"Listen, I knoe used s on the house, and because we borrowed that money from Danny, I checked this was okay with hi on the phone If I’onna talk to you, I need to see you and see that you’re safe and doing okay I can borrow Kier’s laptop while we’re away, and he says we can Skype each other if you’ve got one too Nikki said she had Wi-Fi and we can get it installed at the house when it’s done so we can always see each other when I have to go away"