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Taking a deep breath, he nodded

“You listen to her She’s got her head on straight I’ht and narrow”

“I will” The determination in her voice

“I’ll contact you tomorrow once I receive the papers froreeable, we can negotiate For now, I think you should go cool down, and remember, you need to lay low until this is taken care of”

“Understood,” Snake said, eager to leave the office and blow off steaan to shrink around them He rose and hurried from the office, desperate for fresh air and distraction

“Are you okay?” Es asked as they stood by his bike

“Hard to s all the things I want to say, but I’ll do whatever it takes to get irl back”

“I know you will, love” She ran her hand down his arm “What can I do?”

“Just be here with me,

like you are You up for a long ride?”

“Let’s go”

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Two hours later, he pulled up in front of a large grey stone building that reseued him It was a throwback to his childhood when he wanted to be a knight

“Did you bring me to a castle?” she asked as he dismounted the bike

He laughed “Yeah, I guess I did I figured it’d be impossible to stay pissed at a castle This has been ontime now Let’s hope they have a room available”