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"Why not Gee?" I couldn’t help , ree," Lukas explained "Petra believes names should be both sy with Guh is completely effortless"

"It’s your dad’s name," I said, unable to hide my disapproval "Giaco job laying the groundwork, but he left it to me to take it to the next level"

My clichéwith people who, after Jesse died, toldhappens "for a reason" I opened my mouth to call Lukas on his triteness, but then he lifted the box of s and dropped it into ht "Read the first chapter of Petra’s book," he ordered "It provides a comprehensive overview of her philosophy"

I hoisted the box to o?"

"We will be participating in fierce and friendly co months Terminations won’t happen until the end of the summer"

"I’ve been here twenty-two years," Jackie croaked

Lukas briefly touched her cheek "What are you talking about? We’ve only been here for a few er Games"

Jackie and I sat on a bench on the outskirts of the Gossa lot The lot itself was unusable, as the first day of the farmers’ market had finally come We’d talked about it in the office--would there be local honey? Fresh bread? Hemp T-shirts? Moonshine?--but now that the stiff white tents stood tall likeus to park half a mile aeren’t so enthusiastic

"Frank would never stand for this," Jackie said as the shed at the look of repulsion on her face "I’m pretty sure you’re not allowed to smoke in the vicinity of so etable bullshit either," she said bitterly

Frank isn’t able to stand at all anyht Perhaps if he had tolerated the occasional vegetableI shook off the unkind response and focused on the practicalities "What we should do is get our résu else"

Jackie nodded, but I knew her thoughts ju scenarios as mine The market was terrible We weren’t cheap We secretly hoped to stay at Giacoain, maybe some of our co to let anyone go until the end of the suet tired of the stress and quit?"

"Maybe," Jackie said unconvincingly "I don’t know They seeorated by it" She went quiet for a e I don’t have any backup, and who’s going to hire me?" The weariness in Jackie’s voice,closer,hers

"Compared to the rest, we cost a fortune," she went on "Do you think it’ll be you or ets fired? He couldn’t lose both of us We knohere all the bodies are buried"

A Big Frank line I didn’t mind the cliché