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"Where’s Paul?"

She glares at lare back at her "Why are you here alone?"

"Because soht strangletoday?"

I shake my head "No, I just wanted to talk to Paul"

She tilts her head and stares at me I swear, itokay?" she asks

"Fine"

I sit down in a rolling chair and start to spin in it

Josh rolls toward the back of the shop and disappears into the supply roo!" she hisses at me

"Why the fuck are you here alone with hierous"

She shakes her head "He’s not"

"Fuck," I breathe "How do you know that?" I glare at her "You don’t"

"I do" She lifts her nose in the air "I just have a feeling"

"When will Paul be here?" I ask No fucking way I’ets here, particularly now that I know she’s here alone with the ex-con

She nods toward the back of the shop, toward Josh-the-ex-con-who-she-thinks-is-a-teddy-bear, and says, "We’re fil to love hi to be fil about"

"And he’s okay with that?"

She nods "Apparently He stayed, didn’t he?" She does that head-tilty thing again and just looks at me "So, what did you want to talk to Paul about?"

Friday was in the rooave uy talk," I tell her anyway, because she’s being nosy

"Sex talk," she clarifies "You need some condoms? There’s a whole drawer full at home"

Suddenly the door opens and Pete rushes in He’s all sar rins and runs to his her around "So happy for you two," she says and she kisses Pete’s cheek "Is Reagan with you?" She looks over his shoulder

"Nah, she’s at ho sickness"

"And you left her alone while she’s sick?" Friday slugs him on the arm

"Actually, she threw et the fuck out ofto drop-kick you into the hs "She probably even meant it Usually when she’s pissed at me, she threatens my balls So I’ her heave Plus, I wanted to come and check on Josh Is he here?"

Friday points toward the rear of the shop and Pete goes in that direction