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As we left the tellerand walked across the lobby on our way to the exit, I grinned a little and o”
“You’d mentioned before that you were pretty tapped out, so are you sure you want to give that e it,” Lorenzo said, as he gestured over his shoulder
“I’d alished for the day I could give my parents a windfall like that, and it finally cae that for the world And I’ll be fine If I’et by until I’ain in a month or so”
I felt elated as we drove back to the airport, but I knew this was the calot to Mendocino and was plunged into the world of h, I was determined to let myself have a few hours to be happy about the contract, which hadn’t left ned
Lorenzo’s cousin ed back-slapping hugs before handing off the car Then I had a little tiht checks and fueled up, so I wandered to the newsstand and scanned the headlines
The Trent Chambers scandal hadn’t erupted yet I was supposed to keep a lid on the fact that I’d replaced him as Alex until the news of his ‘accident’ broke, which was fine by otten the part, I really wasn’t eager to make it public This was already a lot to handle, without adding pushy reporters to the mix
Soon Lorenzo and I were back in the Cessna It felt like ht to LA, but somehow that had just happened the day before I spent the short flight lost in thought and staring out at the endless expanse of green-blue ocean
Before long, Catalina came into view The runway that had been blasted into the top of a le, especially since it ended at the edge of a cliff But there was no reason to worry, because Lorenzo handled the landing the sa else—with skill and confidence
We taxied to the plane’s usual spot near the hangar As soon as he shut off the engine, Lorenzo sent a text I shot hioing-away party and asked you to let hi”
He tried to pull off an innocent expression as heabout”
“You’re a terrible liar”
After a beat, he dropped the act and asked, “How’d you figure it out frole text?”
“The ti was suspicious Also, I know Beck, and this is exactly the type of thing he’d do”
“Technically, it’s to congratulate you on theYou kno much he loves surprises”
“I won’t say a word”