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She ended the call and slipped the phone back in her purse just as they were coht Marco turned and looked over at her "The cousin?"

"Yes He said to tell you he's putting in an extra rotation and is getting a huge bonus for it He'll have the money to pay you back soon"

"It's not his debt, Natalie I don't want his money I won't take it"

"If it's not his debt--then you mean it's my debt"

"Yes"

"But you said the debt was cleared--I knew you didn't ritted his teeth "It's never been about the goddamn money anyway You know that"

Her face lost color and the light changed

They drove in silence the rest of the way home

When they arrived at the penthouse, Marco tossed his keys on the coffee table and grabbed her hand and pulled her down on the sofa with him "Tell me the rest of it"

"Rest of what?" She shifted to face hi to so the need for some small measure of preservation "I have friends, Marco"

"I know that" He put his hand to his mouth and stared her down "Who?"

She rolled her eyes at him and said simply, "Myhis tone "Yourwith her who o see her?"

She crossed her arms over her chest "Wow You really listened in on that conversation, didn't you?"

"Yeah, I sure the fuck did, Natalie," he stated firainst her biceps and rerowled low in his throat and began to reach for her "Natalie--"

She jerked away fro to throw hia tonight?"

He ignored the change of subject without a flinch and continued with his interrogation "It doesn't take a godda on Yourwith her ants you Does she know?"

"Are you clean? Have you been tested?" She said that to piss him off as well, but she also really needed to know

"Yes to both"

"Promise, Marco"

"Swear to God, Natalie" He continued to look at her "Does your htfully and refused to ansith a challenge of her own, "So--have you slept with Nora Kennedy?"