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The e would do was make me pay her back, which hat I had already told her I would do I knew I had to call Mase this ht, but I just couldn’t talk to him yet

This wholeIf I told hi to do, I was afraid he’d think I wanted him to pay her back for me I couldn’t let him do that or think that I would want that This was my problem to deal with, not his

I pressed his nu once before he answered

“Goodbetter?” His voicehtly talks Last night, I had wanted to talk to him, but I knew I couldn’t He could tell I was upset, and I couldn’t hide it from him

“Yes I’ht,” I replied

“You being OK is all I’h I won’t lie, I ht Hard to sleep without that”

I s with Nan yesterday He s sucked “That norain, I proht of calling you earlier and letting you know” Trying to sound nor the best I could

“I’ll let you get to work Have a good day, baby”

I said good-bye and hung up, letting the warot when he called

It was alency I had been fired Nan had called them, and they wanted no connection with me I was to come pick up my check and not report for the other two houses I had scheduled for that week Ithe rest of the Carters’ house that afternoon without breaking down

I was going to be fine I would call Blaire Finlay Two houses would pay the bills I wouldn’t have any left over for extras or savings, so paying Nan back was going to be difficult I had to find one more house to clean, at least, or another job

Before I went ho to cut Nan a check for two thousand four hundred dollars That was all I had right noouldn’t think about the rent just yet; I would worry about that next week Right now, I needed to show that I was trying to pay for theafter me

The idea of facing Nan again was terrifying However, when I finally got to her house, there were two cars parked outside, Nan’s expensive little sports car and a black SUV Having co Surely she wouldn’t be nasty in front of guests

After givingthe doorbell I would give her the check, apologize again, and promise more money as soon as possible Then I would leave I could do this

The door swung open sooner than I’d expected, and Nan’s expression i here? I called the agency and had you fired Do I need to call the cops, too?”

I went over what I had practiced in ht now I’ll get you more as soon as I can I’m really sorry about theonce from nerves

Rush Finlay walked up behind Nan He wasn’t s here?

“Nan? What’s going on? Did you just say you had—” He stopped and looked at me “It’s Reese, correct?” I nodded “Did you have Reese fired?”