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"Do you want me to send a car?"

I sighed "No," I said, glancing around my apartment "I'll find my way over I could use some air so maybe I'll walk"

"It's a long hike and it's dark"

"I need to think"

"Your bedrooet here"

"Go ahead and eat, Daddy I've had so"

"See you in a bit"

CHAPTER TWELVE

Isouth and then east beside Central Park and then south again to his apart This ti my backpack filled with my MacBook and clothes, makeup and a few personal items I took the small elevator up to his suite and used my key to enter the front door

The living room was empty Elaine was nowhere to be seen, so after I took off my coat and placed my backpack inat his huge desk, on the phone as usual He sawI went to him and waited

"Yes, certainly, I agree," he said, turning his cheek for me to kiss I bent down to kiss him "That's the tack we'll take"

He waved atat the pictures on the wall fro to end the conversation hoever was on the other line and finally, said goodbye He put the phone down andhis eyes

"Long-winded sonofabitch Sorry, dear I had to finish that call"

"That's all right"

He stood and caainst it, directly in front of lasses in his hand