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“Is he a playboy?”

“No, he’s actually really discrete So the all over their me his celibate, but he doesn’t bring anyone around the way he did you It’s ere all sort of fascinated when he started bringing you around and htat first Then I sa he looked at you when he thought no one atching”

“Hoas that?” she asked

“Like you hung the moon, Sprite”

“You must be mistaken,” she said

“I think the question is, ould you want me to be?”

Es shook her head “It’s been a long ti romantic I don’t know that I’ot all about Everett Her stomach ached Is that all it takes? Someone to show me a bit of attention and kiss me?

“You’re a ht now,” Kali remarked

Her new friend brought her back to the present “Just thinking about how I should work on this and get it out of the way” So I can come back to Earth Once this is over we’ll both return to our lives and occasionally see one another as we lend support The thought pacified her The guilt ebbed and her ability to breathe returned She walked into the house deteret him settled so she could take a few steps back

CHAPTER EIGHT

Snake

“Do you have eyes on hi his knuckles as he waited in the hotel room Hiram insisted Snake stay behind while the others took hi made, Hiram’s freedom for Jocelyn’s location Data sat at the desk with his computer at the ready

“Everything is going as planned He’s purchased his ticket to Nashville, Tennessee It leaves in another hour He’ll give the information to Sick, and we’ll look it up and walk” He could hear the anger in Sharp’s voice over speakerphone

“Trustaway, too But this is about hter”

“I get you, Veep Here they come now”