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I scrub a hand over est this news "What about Luke?"

"I also got a call fro to deal After that, everyone else folded"

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"She's a very renity for soreatly I don't knohat happened, but I know it probably would have destroyed the Carringtons As it is, they'll be forht have a chance to see the outside of a prison one day, they'll be very old et out"

I nod distracted as I digest this information

Macy called Dee Switzer two days ago That was the day after I saw her at Matt and Mac's apartment The day she asked for some time to think about us

And in less than twenty-four hours, she illing to spill her guts to the prosecutor

She did that for me

She was going to confess her pain and trauer so her father and Luke would plea out, and I would be safe

She fucking put her entire soul on the line for me

I shoot up out of my chair, take Dee by the ar by it was great seeing you, but I have to be somewhere"

Dee pulls herself out of ry stare at me "I need my purse"

I wait patiently while tappingmy watch five tiivesafter your woman?"

"So like that," I mutter as I step back to let her walk out my door first While I want to break out into a run toward the lobby elevator, I nified fashion, buthat all this means

Why didn't Macy tell o with her to the htmare is over from Dee rather than Macy?

"She confronted her parents and uncle," Dee says off-handedly

I stop dead in my tracks lay my hand on her arm so she stops too The hair rises on the back of my neck "She did what?"

"Went to see her parents and uncle theafter she called ht away and scheduled it for later in the week She wanted a chance to confront theot the plea deal pushed through without having to tell her story to anyone"

Fucking unbelievable

I'm appalled I'm amazed

We start walking toward the elevator again as I try to process what Macy could have been thinking when she made the choice to bravely confront her past that day I don't think she was bluffing her parents and uncle, since she already co with Dee later in the week Perhaps she wanted true closure, and the only way to do that was to have an actual hand in getting some type of justice Or maybe, she was just ready to put it all to rest and truly move on

I stop again hesitate a moment, and then turn to Dee "Listen can you find your way out? I need to talk to my partner before I leave"

"Sure thing, kiddo," she says with a pat to my shoulder "I'm happy this all worked out for you and Macy"

Has it though? Has it really worked out? She hasn't made a move to approach me, and I have to wonder if she ever will I was ready to charge out of here a o and hunt her down, but now I think I need some advice first

I give Dee a heartfelt sether "Thanks, Dee And do yourself a favor cut back on the tobacco"

She laughs as she heads down the hall, shaking her heading in amusement at me

I head back toward Mac's office, hoping to catch her before she heads out to lunch As I walk in, I see Matt standing behind her chair, leaning over it and looking at the computer screen with her Both of them look up when I walk in

Matt straightens up as I approach Mac s the screen to face , bold letters titled "Quarter Mine Executives Enter Plea Deal" and then a smaller subtitle "Investors to Receive Restitution"

My eyes go to Mac, who says to o look at the news"

That's nice She let her best friend know this great news, but not me The man she claimed had moved ahead of Mac as her most favorite person in the world

I can't believe how pissy that makes me feel

"Did you know she orking with Dee Switzer to help push a plea through?" I ask, knowing it's going to be a bitter pill to s if she let Mac in on that but not me

"Nope," Mac says with a grin "That's why she's been so elusive the last few days I' to knohat happened"