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Jay had the face of an angel but apparently no spine Strong chin, Ro lips, the deepest blue eyes I’ve ever seen And because of the parallels to Adam, I took a bit of an instant dislike to him His eyes darted wildly as I approached “Is this is about that cash I owe you? Because I didn’t knohere to find you after your trailer burned down My phone got cut off because of a ot sick Who is she? Is this your enforcer? What’s she going to do? Is she going to cut off et the money to you—”

“No, Jay, I kissed thatup tooff his nose”

“To spite his face?” I chirped Both Jay and Dick gave ets me!”

“Jane, this handso off his shoulders “Jay, this is my friend Jane”

“Hey there, how you doing?” he said, grinning with the relief of an unexpected reprieve

“Dick’s told me all about you Don’t even try,” I lied, my tone a little snottier than I usually used in an introduction I would not be charmed by a pretty face, I swore I would not be charmed by a pretty face

“Just because I’ doesn’t oods,” Dick warned hier”

“If it’s not about the money, why are you after me?” Jay whined

Dick nodded to uess I was Tyne Daly

“A few years ago, you orking at Sunnyside Retiree—”

“Yeah, they firedwatches Can you believe that?” he huffed, indignant

“I really can’t In fact, I think itone of the patients into a vampire”

“What?” Jay cried “Why would I do that? They were half-dead anyway”

“So you have no idea how Wilbur Goosen is still walking around?”

Jay gave irls have lost their wallets and/or undergarments to “Not really, no”