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With that, she fled

Lake ith a grin the followingThis was fun He should havearound Europe annoying his old arh, to be fair, that had turned out quite well for hierie war in Scotland

He folded the bedding on the couch into a neat pile, arranged his belongings symmetrically and went into the tiny kitchen to make coffee Rainne was still asleep in the only bedroo down the hall As the coffee brewed he exas Faded wallpaper that screamed 1970, furniture that been attacked by cats at soe For to be in town any longer than the three months he needed to be there, he’d have put flat renovation on his to-do list But for three e patterned carpet and old Bay City Rollers posters

As the coffee brewed he flicked open his cell phone and dialled his army mate

“Got my money yet?” John said cheerily when he answered the call

“It’s corin

“It’d better be,” John said “I have other guys begging et in on this deal If you don’t want to partner with me on this, let me know I’ll pick one of them”

“Go ahead,” Lake said as he poured hi of thick black coffee

There was rin

“I need you to send me my kit,” Lake told his friend

“You working?” He could almost hear John’s ears perk up

“I’ war,” Lake told him

There was a sigh

“I know that tone You’ve found so around instead of focusing on the plan”

“Are you going to send my kit or not?”