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"That’s funny"

"It was Anyway, I didn’t need one today, so I guess I’ood"

He heard her attempt to chew as they spoke "About this weekend"

"Uh-huh?"

"There’s a dinner party I’ve co to on Saturday"

He heard her drink sohly enjoying our weekends, but can’t expect to dominate every one"

He liked that she sounded sincere and a little disappointed at the same time "I want you to be my date"

She cleared her throat "In Connecticut?"

"The party is in Manhattan, but yes"

Mary was silent, and for a ain "Uh to"

"Go ahead"

"I-I can’t afford a flight back east right now Not with allissues--"

"Mary--"

"I’d love to join you And it’s only fair that I visit you instead of youthe trip all the ti with "

"I’ll send a plane I wouldn’t have asked you to cos on Friday and can’t fly out to get you, but I do have a leg in LA that is coht Or if you want to fly on Saturday, I can arrange that, too Just tell e"

He knew that was co you"

"I don’t know"

He needed to change tactics "Dakota and you are best friends, right?"

"You’re changing the subject"

"Just answer the question, Mary You’re tight, correct?"

He heard her sigh No food in her mouth that he could tell "Yes She’s ?" If there was one thing Glen knew about womenother than the need for chocolate on occasion, it was their ability to talk

"Yes"

"Do you ever offer her advice?"

"What?"

"Like when she zapped Walt with the stun gun, did you talk about that?"