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“Think?” Anna stepped next to her “By the look on your face, I can tell it went very well”

“Hello, ladies” Henry Underwood, her next-door neighbor, stood outside his apartarette He was a very close family friend of Nicole Coleman, one of the county’s deputy sheriffs Henry was a retired Chicago police officer and had been Nicole’s mentor

Anna waved at him

“Hi, Henry,” Ashley said “How are you doing?”

“Doing great I hope you girls are doing good, too” He put out his cigarette and walked back into his apartment

Anna turned back to her “How about I grab a bottle of wine I have at my place and I come over to yours and we talk about it? I want more details”

“I wish I could, but I really need to study”

“The bar exaht Another time”

“Absolutely”

Anna nodded and turned down the path that led to building F, which sat at the back of the property, where Anna’s apartment was located

Ashley unlocked the door to her apartment Once inside, she kicked off her stilettos and started unzipping her dress as she walked to her bedroo, she put on her et in at least three or four hours of studying before calling it a nig

ht Since she didn’t have to go into the office, it wasn’t going to be an issue if she slept in

She grabbed the study guide with the practice questions, stepped into her kitchen, and put on a pot of coffee Returning to her sofa, she placed her feet on the footstool and opened the book, but instead of reading, she just stared at the words Her thoughts wouldn’t let go of replaying the night’s events

She smiled and took a sip of coffee “No et down to business”

She’d worked too hard to blow the bar Phoebe was counting on her, and she wasn’t about to let her down With her mind put in check, she dove into her studies