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“That’s a”
“Yeah Thanks I’ot my second client And my third one And I, uh… I’m busy”
“You didn’t tell me”
“I didn’t want to bother you”
“Leigh—”
She presses her lips together
“You asked me not to lock you out”
“I know”
“Don’t lock me out either”
She turns to o to my chest She reaches over the dash to undo ht “There”
“Leigh”
“The light’s green”
It is I turn to the road Tap the gas Glide down Santa Monica Boulevard
Her voice is soft Frustrated “I don’t knohat to say”
“The truth”