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Peeking in on Rowan, I see she's still sound asleep with Capone lying over her legs at the botto she'll be out for another few hours, which should give et back

I hate to adone She clearly has a hard ti help I also have no clue why it's so fucking ier to me, and the only bond we share is that of savior and victi bond I save soet about them

But there's no forgetting Rowan Page

What I'll go ahead and adnorant ofinvolved Ever since Marney died, I' people Clearly, it's the reason I becahter and it's the reason I take some unnecessary risks that have landed me in hot water withpeople froet involved where it's probably not my business, and try to make situations better

Case in point Rowan Page

Clearly none of s better for her

I think about this vexing wo out ent with a good dose of street s dealer? Is she involved in the drug trade? I also wonder why she left her boyfriend, and I wonder if he's co back for her to finish the job

All of these thoughts have e, and I know I can't solve all of her proble her solve them if she'll let me

I pull into Nix's driveway and jog up to his front porch, knocking on the door rapidly It opens up and Nix eyes me up and down

"What's up, loser?"

"Not much, bonehead Is Emily around?"

Nix's eyebrows rise in surprise but he nods, stepping aside to let me in

"Are you having an illicit affair with rin

I chuckle but then deadpan, "Yes, we are illicitly having an affair right here in front of you In fact, Ion the door"

Nix responds with a boisterous laugh and it warh about in the not-to-distant past Struggling to overcome physical and ehanistan war, he beca up had eroded to al

That was until he met Emily Burnham That's when my boy became a new man

Right on cue, E down the stairs "Flynn," she says in surprised delight "What brings you out here?"

Erin over her shoulder at Nix, waggling my eyebrows "See we're very illicit"

Pulling back, Emily looks between Nix and me "What's illicit?"

I shrugunder Nix's nose"

E back to the kitchen "I see We're very stealthy, aren't we? Well, come on back and let's have soetting ready to make some breakfast"

Nix and I follow E over and just took a gah she has an aparte roohts

Glancing over, I see Nix's dog, Harley, lies in front of the kitchen s, basking in the early ives oes back to sleep

"So seriously, what brings you over here?" Emily asks as she pours a cup of coffee and slides it across the counter towardelse

"I need to borrow some of your clothes"

Emily just stares atan affair with my fiancee and now you want to dress up in her clothes?"

"Yeah, it's not as kinky as it sounds Short version of a very long and whacked story is that I have a temporary, female roo to her naical scrubs they released her fro to borrow a set of E for some stuff today"

After I finish e their reaction Both E a word

I wait, particularly for Elad to help