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I nod “I know I told you I wouldn’t lie and I’ll own that But, truth, if I sold the brooch, I was going to quit so it felt like you didn’t need to know And I thought I could deal with it all onto a business ”

“It was a business ht, I should have told you too That’s fair but you never have to deal with things on your own any for the next exit, heading towards his house “From now on, if you have proble on and we deal with theot it?”

“Even ifwith her, I should tell her no, but I can’t seeet into some other financial bind, I don’t kno to fix it”

That h as he takes the exit “In case you haven’t noticed, I’h, there’s soht now…”

Roan slows the car, pulling down a road into a secluded area at a large rural park with a lake and a dark parking lot

“Uhhh, what are we doing here?” I ask,in a little smile

“Practicing forthe car into the side and killing the engine Then he turnsyou cum at least a hundred times a day I need to practice But, before I do…I think you and I have some business to finish”

“What business?”

“I bid on a brooch…an antique Scottish wedding brooch from around the 1300’s”

Roan

Her eyes twinkle in the dirins “Yes, you did You were sort of a difficult buyer”

I shrug “You’ve seen , so you should count yourself lucky Nohere’s my item?”

She reaches into the backseat, grabbing her backpack and I want to spank her ass for carrying around such a treasure like it’s a ring froum machine

“Here” She pulls out a s white fabric as she lifts it out and I open my hand as she places it in my palm