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"Gee, what a shocker," Rachel said after sing a bite of her breakfast and taking a sip of orange juice "You never caht"

Gunner leaned in and kissed her "Sorry, babe I figured I ue while I had all my ducks in a row Plus, that way I can spend more time with you this weekend! See how it all works out?"

"Good try I’ll give you that much" She pulled out a stool and motioned for hiel"

"If you call runny eggs and black toast breakfast You ate three bites, tops" Gunner wasnot to wince, but Rachel saw the pain on his face

"Wow, a little rough with the monsters, eh?" she asked as she went for the cupboards "Maybe you should bring et hurt so badly next tiet any credit for my sheer dominance of the Sleep? No way" He sle word Rachel was an excellent gamer--one of the best--which hy he couldn’t ever let her co such a talented partner

She placed a bagel, a tub of crealass of OJ in front of hi into the crea He felt like he hadn’t eaten in a ht to be a real char on zero sleep and whining every time you take a step Maybe you should just call in sick I will, too, and we can chill at Paradise Alley in the Sleep Throw ice at the old-ti to Gunner, mostly because he knew he couldn’t do it

"Sorry," he said "Not today I’ve got a big consulting gig with Virtual Solutions All I have to do is i money to pay me"--he winked at her--" ’cause I’enius" Rachel rolled her eyes and gave hi that he’d just stuffed a quarter of a bagel in his , sweetly satisfying s, then stood up to go "I just wish the rest of the world loved it like you do And uy at the top Always And reers love you still There’s that"

"Yep There’s that"

After a long eer than he had time for--Gunner headed out the door

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He always hoped for five minutes Every day he swore that if he could just make it five minutes, he’d be happy and not coain, he was disappointed