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I guess that’s because I just never expected to have a girl even look at me, so I always viewed people in relationships as the lucky ones

I didn’t say anything in response, just sat thereto say to Brett, how much I should tell him about my situation

After half an hour of polite conversation with Ed, Brett’s office door opened A guy stepped out, laughing and shaking his head as Brett clapped hione well

Brett’s eyes landed on me and he smiled "Hey, Kid Good to see you," he chirped He turned back to the guy he ith "This is the Ja a hand at us both in turn

I stood up and s his hand "Nice to meet you, Sir"

He smiled and nodded "You too I’ve heard a lot about you," he replied His eyes raked over s I’ve heard about you over the years, I always thought you’d be bigger," he added

I laughed and shrugged "Everybody does I like to keep an air of e when people underestihed and nodded "I’ business with you, Mr Mason We’ll speak soon" He turned on his heel and headed off down the stairs

I turned back to Brett, s his arm around my shoulder and led me into his office

"So then, Kid What kind of trouble are we talking here?"

I sighed and plopped down into the chair opposite his desk, putting my head in my hands "My idiot ot herself in a little debt," I started I looked up to see hi to say before he even said it "I told her she should have come to you," I said, before he could blow up about it

He shook his head angrily and raked a hand through his hair "I always look after o to soed "It’s done now, there’s no point in stressing about it Anyway, I just need a couple of boosts or so to pay it off" I looked at him hopefully If he refused to let me back in then I was done for It was usually really hard to get out of an organisation like Brett’s, usually you were here for life and worked your way out, or you died Once you were out though, you didn’t coular and I just prayed that he accepted it – the alternative, working for Tony Grier, really didn’t appeal to me, especially since Brett would see that as a betrayal and I would wind up dead because of it

He sighed and sat back in his chair, sucking on his teeth as he looked ht you wanted out," he said finally

I nodded "I do I just need some money to pay off her debt because I’ve taken it over," I replied

He rolled his eyes and pushed hi a picture out of the way to get to his safe "How ot tricky "Brett, I would rather leave the debt and just take a few jobs to pay it off I don’t want to borrow from you," I said quickly I kneas disrespectful to turn down his help, but being in his debt orse than being in Tony’s, it would certainly last longer that’s for sure If I was in debt to Brett, I would probably never get out of the organisation again

He turned back to me and frowned "Don’t be a prick, Kid Tell me how much she borrowed She should have just come to me in the first place I bet there’s been interest and all sorts of shit added to it, right?"

I nodded and scowled, trying not to think about it "Yeah But really, Brett, I just want to work it off and earn the money if that’s okay Three boosts are all I need," I said, looking at hihed and sla back over to his desk He pursed his lips and sat on the edge of it looking at me with his head cocked to the side "I haven’t had that many since you left The clients don’t come to me as much because the people I have aren’t as reliable as you I lost a lot of jobs once you left," he said, raising one eyebrow atto tell me no? What the hell do I do if he tells ht; you could run that for me Once I spread the word out that the kid Cole is back onback in No one boosts like you can They’ll be throwing orders atonto his face He was obviously thinking about the money I would earn hi hihed and shook his head "It doesn’t work like that, Kid, and you know it If you want to come back then you come back, but I don’t just hand out jobs freelance You want back on the team then you’re back on the tea back around his desk, sitting down

I sed loudly I really didn’t have another choice I needed the money badly Now that I’d taken over the debt, if I couldn’t pay then Tony would come after me If I still couldn’t pay after that, then he’d look for other ways to hurt et because of how much I cared about her I couldn’t let that happen