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"Well, I don’t feel better Making sure you’re okay is not putting anything on hold, it’s prioritizing what’s ier in her voice "Thank you You’re i to London"

"Mary--"

"I’ll buy a gun" The decision was off the hip and not really what she wanted to do

Her words were met with silence "That should un"

"No That ainst the counter "Well, at least you’re open about your feelings"

"I’m really not happy about all this"

"I would hope not I’ to cuss about it almost daily"

"And you don’t swear" His voice started to lose its edge

"Nuns They had rulers and Mary Frances wasn’t opposed to washing mouths out with soap"

"And Our Fathers"

She started to relax "Don’t forget the Hail Marysbut those always felt wrong, considering h raphy is not quite perfect I think we both knew that going in But for this to work, we need to trust each other on every level"

"I trust you, Mary It’s the dirtbag I don’t trust"

"I don’t trust hi to let him control my life I’ll be smart Have someone walk me to my car after dark, keep an eye over un and et one of those stun gun things that Dakota has"

"And a self-defense class," he added

"Probably not a bad idea"

"I miss you, Mary" His words were like a hot knife in butter, and they kicked her heart in all the right ways

"I ?"

"What?"

"Just knowing you’re there, that I can call you and if I really needed you to be here, you’d co" She cradled the phone in her hands and i the saood-bye, Glen" She started to hang up

"No!"

"No, what?"

"Don’t say good-bye"

She gripped the phone "Why?"

"Just don’t Say good night, or talk to you toood-bye"