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She stiffened

“It was very kind of you to bring me home but if you think that entitles you to—”

“It does,” he said solemnly

“No It does not I am not about to—”

“What were you doing on that street corner?”

“Huh?”

“That is the cost of ht”

Emily stared at him “That’s it?”

“That’s it”

“Well…” She caught her bottom lip between her teeth “I was fired”

“You were fired?”

“Uh-huh”

“From what?”

She could hear the bewilderment in his voice, see it in his eyes Who could blame him? It sounded unreal; if their positions had been reversed, she wouldn’t have believed the story either

“From a bar The Tune-In Café It’s a couple of blocks from where you found me”