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“It’s Harbor City” Her pointed chin went up an inch “It’s an expensive place, and this is a twenty-four hour, seven days a week de job—your ad said so”

Mark that as another reason to smack Hudson upside the head “Why a month and a half?”

“I have a prior commitment,” she said

“Looking at your resuolf ball diver to a ave a happy twitch at the e of her out of that hideous suit and spread out on his king-size bed Why had his brain gone there? Because it wasn’t your brain thinking, dumbass

Her srew until she practically radiated sunshine “I’ for Australia”

“What’s in Australia?” And why the hell did he want to know? If he kept getting distracted and couldn’t coe sche abilities

“Endangered Rock Wallabies,” she responded as if that answered anything

A thousandfascinated by his personal buffer was not on the agenda “Five thousand”

Her sed It didn’t dim with disappointe “Nine point five”

Silence was a negotiator’s best weapon and he unsheathed it, wielding it with the ease of years of practice Most people broke only a minute or two in The soundlessness made most nervous, it ain, Clover proved she wasn’t ray club chair across fros crossed at the ankle Put her in different clothes and she’d look like a debutante sitting for her portrait, confident she was about to take over the world

Clover leaned forward as though about to speak, and Sawyer knew he had her She’d probably counter at seven and they’d end at 5,500 Not too bad a price to pay for so his mom at bay

“I can see working with you is going to be very dee Twelve” One side of hersuspicion that he’d just walked into a trap “Final offer”

What the…?

Sawyer couldn’t reotiation Or won Doubling down, he leaned forward and placed his elbows on the desk No as he going to lose She had to be bluffing “Six thousand Final offer”

She let out a lengthy sigh and stood up “And now you’re showing that you’re just as difficult to ith as yourlunches discussing the latest fashions”