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Trey drew his head back in surprise “Why?”

Sloan took a few seconds to u about Wade Rogers Chase is getting old, and we have to be realistic about what that means”

Trey watched her “I’”

“Elderly people get tricked out of their et senior citizens”

“That’s true,” Trey admitted, and smiled his unconcern, “but Chase is way too wise to be taken in by such schemes”

“He probably has been in the past, but—”

Trey held up a silencing hand to stop her “Look, it’s his money What he does with it is his business I am not about to ask him to account for it”

Sloan’s eyes darkened, their lookoff the ar her lightly on the forehead

“Are you trying to distract me?” she asked softly

“No I respect your concern for Chase But that check stub you saw doesn’t worry me”

She looked up at him, not convinced “I wish I felt the same way”

“Sooner or later, he’ll probably tell us what it was for,” Trey assured her “Or not It’s up to him”

Sloan sighed and relaxed a little, leaning her head against her husband’s chest, trying to absorb some of his confidence

“Coo to bed”

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