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Fleurette rocked back with surprise "Oh ent Sherlock He’s old, and all sorts of proper and married, for God’s sake" She paused a moment "On the other hand, Justice Wallace has a reputation, if you knohat I randfather as well as a Justice of the Supre?"

Sherlock patted her hand

That was interesting, Savich thought He looked over at Ben who’d taken Callie’s hand to keep her still Eliza Vickers and Justice Califano were indeed good actors if the law clerks hadn’t known But Justice Xavier-Foxx had noticed

Sherlock rose, and everyone rose with her She gave Fleurette her card and told her exactly what Savich had told Eliza Vickers "Anything, doesn’t matter if you think it’s silly, you call uy, Fleurette, you can take that to the bank"

They drove six blocks over to Indiana, only a block fro, to the Beau Monde Coffee Shop Savich took his chances and ordered tea, the other three, coffee

"So, Callie, tell me what you think of Fleurette," Sherlock said

"She’s really scared"

Ben slowly nodded "You’re right I realize that now, but I didn’t pick up on it ere with her"

Savich said, "Do you think she was holding back?"

"She sure didn’t seeh, I’m surprised that she hadn’t picked up on the affair Eliza was having with my stepfather Such close quarters, in each other’s faces every day And yet Justice Xavier-Foxx, who’s not around them that much, picked up on what Eliza felt for him"

"Yes, I was surprised, too," Ben said

Callie sat back in the booth, fiddled with her fork "I still can’t corips with it He wanted to marry my mom so much I don’t understand how that can be My poor uessed?"