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Damn

That was all right, he told hily They had their whole lives ahead of the to kill him

“Happy?” he ently

She nodded, but that was all she ed

He dropped a kiss on her nose, then remembered the papers he’d left on his desk They weren’t quite coood time to show them to her

“I have a present for you,” he said

Her eyes lit up “You do?”

He nodded “Just keep in ht that counts”

She s a seat in the chair in front of it

Gareth pushed aside some books, then carefully lifted a piece of paper “It’s not done”

“I don’t care,” she said softly

But still, he didn’t show it to her “I think it’s rather obvious that we are not going to find the jewels,” he said

“No!” she protested “We can—”

“Shhh Let me finish”

It went against her every last ied to shut her mouth