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“Yes,” he said with exaggerated patience “Call the police first then me”

“But why?”

She heard him take a deep breath in then let it out slowly

“I don’t et why you care” Sheto him Other than a short conversation when she’d spilled expensive scotch down his shirt, he’d never even noticed her

“Yeah, you and me both,” he muttered

They both fell silent after that By the tihts were on, and, as soon as they pulled up, the front door opened and her mother appeared on the porch

“Well, shit”

He turned, one eyebrow raised “How do you go eight hours at ithout swearing at a customer?”

“I i hairy moles on their faces,” she muttered

“What?” He spluttered out a laugh “That’s iinative”

She shrugged “Puts a sht on the end of her nose”

“I couldn’t i to a nicer person”

They shared a grin, and it was allanced back to where hertowards the car

Well, fu—fudge

“Thanks for the ride, I’ll see you around,” she said