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"You said until recently Are you not doing it any fascinated

"No, after all of this kind of fell into er co offers for years, and to be honest, my heart just wasn’t really in it anyain, I sold it Well, I’ it"

"Who are you selling it to?"

"Franklin Logistics and Software"

This time he choked on his toast "You just sold your co through the process, but yep"

"Wait-- Vivian Franklin Franklin L&S Any relation?"

"Sure, it’s rinned

Clark sat there for a ?" he said

"Sure"

"Why did you sell it? I reat for you back there Why coht for atime, and I was ready for one And this was exactly what I needed at exactly the right ti it off "Do you believe in fate, Clark?"

"Fate?" he asked abstractedly, watching my mouth closely

"Yeah, fate Do you think that there’s a preordained path you’re supposed to be on?"

"Never given it ht, really I’m pretty methodical Not prone to whiuessed"

"You’re teasing me, Vivian" He chuckled

"Maybe just a little" We sat for a ht "So," I finally said, "I guess I should get the dishes started"

"I’ll help you," he said, getting up to clear

"Don’t be silly You cooked; I’ll do the dishes" I took his plate before he could grab it and brought them both over to the sink

"You wash, I’ll dry?" he asked, tying his apron back on

"That’s a deal" I turned on the water As we cleaned up, we chatted soo into co the plate I’d just handed hi into it at all Most ofnew, you know? Out of the box?"