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I wait for it

The crushing guilt for betraying MJ

Nothing cos

Exquisite self-loathing for objectifying Nora?

My gut tightens and yeah… I’aboutdeep and personal, all to help me move forward

I’ asshole, but I’m also a man who happens to appreciate how beautiful a woman is

But that’s not reallyme feel low

In fact, there’s no real crushing guilt hittingto say the least

There’s only one thing to do

I finish et a quick shave in, and brush et dressed

Grabbing my wallet, room key, and phone, I head out to find some coffee and a quiet place to talk Given that this is Seattle, the coffee will be easy

A quiet place for me to call Nora, not so muchTurns out, there’s a decent coffee shop a few blocks down, but it’s overcrowded I getwhere I can find some solace It’s in the middle of rush hour in don Seattle, and the streets are packed with people walking to work

I head back to the hotel Rather than go inside, I ht there on the sidewalk, and sip at lance, in a rush and intent on getting to where they’re going

It’s then that I realize, despite the flowing crowd of pedestrian co attention toaround I can have a conversation right here on the street, and it’d bein my room with Bishop

I pull out my phone, not concerned with the early hour Phoenix and Seattle are in the sa I learned about her just fro me a little bit about her workday on the ranch when she wasn’t working with clients She’s pretty much a sunup-to-sundown kind of woman

Tapping her contact, I listen to the phone ring once, twice, and then it picks up

I’m shocked when Raul answers “Buenos dias, Tacker”

“Ue to say

Silence ensues, as I’ve co has completely thrown me off