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We stopped talking when the young waiter returned I had to admit the drinks looked delicious Bits of coconut and otten Vaughn had told

“Cheers” Vaughn toasted lass

“Cheers” I took a sip “Where are you going?” I whispered

“I pick up the file tomorrow”

I gulped the drink “Where? Where do you pick it up?”

“Have you ever been to France?” He raised his eyebrows

“Holy shit This is happening” I finished the drink in another fes

“It’s going to be ok, sweetheart Trust ot this” He sat back in the chair and held his drink

It was pointless to ask hinment would be He wouldn’t know until he received the drop I had to resist the urge to pry for answers What if it was soered the United States? What if it put hiet it?

I pulled the brim of my sun hat over hn’s hand slipped further up h I didn’t think he could help it I focused on his touch instead of thein my soul It wasn’t the first time I had done it since we left DC

I wondered how long it would take for everyone to figure out I was gone I had told es for everyone at school and in the off

ice that I had gone hoer than expected Greer had no idea I was on a tropical island with Vaughn or that I had let him back in

I couldn’t compare it to her reconciliation with Preston And she wouldn’t understand

Agent Kenneth would know When I didn’t show up for our continued conversation, he would know exactly what had happened I had a week at an Before I was labeled a criminal An outlaw

And just like I had gone through the details with Agent Kenneth, I had to replay ht they were close to apprehending hi and traveling with a fugitive Most of that ti, but I did ent Kenneth harped on the hn could use