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‘But you signed it and you don’t want her to go’

‘I didn’t say that’ Sam took another sip of his beer He’d known it would be a ht after his altercation with Ruby, but they hadn’t exactly given him a choice After he’d stormed out of Ruby’s office he’d found both brothers at the bank of lifts, waiting for hi just flon from Brisbane, Dante had met with Tino and they’d descended on Sa him for a drink He’d told theht now and that had sealed his fate Of course they had wanted to knohy

Noas in the sa up the bar and forced to fill his brothers in on what had happened, and so far they weren’t happy with the abridged version

‘Didn’t have to say it,’ Dante said, lobbing a peanut into hisit if you’d wanted to’

‘Thanks for the analysis, Dr Freud Can wemore and more riled by his thickheaded older brothers, and if they weren’t careful he’d bite

‘Dante’s right,’ Tino put in ‘If you wanted to sign it, you’d be fine with it’

‘Do either of you idiots realise how close I a this conversation outside? With the both of you?’

‘Could be fun,’ Dante said ‘Like old times’

‘We could reed

‘Look who’s talking, Boy Racer,’ Sa Tino by Miller’s pet name for him

‘Trying to get personal, junior?’ Tino laughed

‘Trying to get you to shut up,’ Sariped

‘Oh, man,’ Tino said softly ‘You’re in trouble, aren’t you?’

‘I have no idea what you’re talking about,’ Sam said testily

‘Neither do I,’ Dante drawled

‘He’s in love’