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Ending his conversation, he hung up and gave the phone back to the guy, who took one last look at me and then left us alone

“Do you always talk to people like that? And why does Madison have Monty?” I asked

“Like what?”

“You were so rude to her”

“Madison can be a pain in the ass”

I stood up, and s outI did for that

“Where I come from, ould never talk to our sister that way”

“And where’s that?” he asked as he stood and walked around the desk

“Gympie”

“You’re straight up country, aren’t you?”

“What does that mean?”

He chuckled “Justactually”

I had no idea what he nored it “You never answered me Why does Madison have Monty?”

“Couldn’t trust Michelle with him so I asked Madison to look after him for awhile She loves cats”

As he said this, he uidethe door behind him, he then usheredthis close to hihto ibberish would have come out of my mouth in reply