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"No," she said "But there are plenty of kids I can help who have parents like ht is about, who need ht This was not the best time to talk about this, but he wasn’t sure there was a better one either "Let’s talk about to her up with hiaze slid over her brsts and he felt the stir of his body Luke grabbed the shirt she’d tossed aside "I can’t complete eous"

She didn’t respond and he could see the concern in her face She tugged the shirt over her head before repeating, "What about to the boxers he couldn’t locate to pull them on before he sat down on the couch "We have to assuht was a hit on one or both of us, and that they will co?"

"Yes," he said, in no uncertain terround soe Moore and the cartel And I need my job"

"Surely, you have enough success to be allowed to work off-site for a while"

"I could and I’ as I have a er I’m in But I can’t do it indefinitely, Luke When I say I need a real means to an end, I mean it I have only ht in the heart "You havethat"

"IWe did We did But Luke, I have bills to think about"

"I’ll help you if I need to"

"No I’et to that point would ht and day was lost If you think that’s where I’o, I’ on me I’ll lay low I’ll skip work, but I won’t skip that"

"Julie–"

"This is bigger thanmy protector and think about this rationally I’ fro them"

"I’ll find another way to stop him"

"We both know that the task force you talked about would have found a way in if they could I can get you inside the operation, or I hope you’re right and I can"

"No," he said, pushing to his feet