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I don’t respond, but give a hesitant shake ofHer words are carefully chosen “He had a pretty lengthy talk with his fiancée, Sin They’re both pretty confident Mercier’s not going to do anything to jeopardize his own freedo to be extra cautious for a while I’ll just keep an eye…”

Her words trail off as she realizes she’s starting to say too itive i on that’s probably not legal, and I choose to ignore what sheon

“It’s funny,” she says, dropping her gaze down to the table “We’re both doing work for the good guys On essentially the same side, and yet… we’re still miles apart in hoe ethically carry out our jobs”

“Which is why your shit should stay mostly top-secret,” I remind her

“It sucks,” she says plainly “I don’t like keeping things from you”

Maybe months or years later, I’ll look back on this conversation and won’t give it ht now, her words are pretty impactful It rown in just a feeeks’ time

Moreover, for the first time since I becaatively i on, and I don’t like it I expect as we continue to progress, we’re going to have to set up soent boundaries that will keep parts of our lives removed from the other

Bebe and I slide out of the booth, then head out into the crisp fall air of western Pennsylvania Within the next week or so, the leaves are going to be at their peak color change I’h this area with Bebe would be a nice way to spend the day

Except, fuck if I knohere we’ll be then

We make our way over to the rental car, which I’d parked several blocks down After I unlock the doors, I slip into the driver’s seat Bebe gets in the passenger seat, pulling out her laptop and booting it back up

SurfingI scroll through achev yesterday asking for an update I’d responded fairly quickly with another benign state for Bebe’s son and mother His response cahtly puzzled