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“Damn, he’s tall”

“He’s the jacket guy” I could spot that tailored style anywhere I relayed my earlier discovery of a bespoke blazer that could pay the rent for a city block for a week, and Avery stared even harder, like she’d be able to hear through the door if her eyesight were a little better

“I guess it wasn’t long forgotten after all”

Max threw her hands up and grabbed hied him outside

Instead of closing the door after him, she went out with him and they both disappeared around the corner

“I can’t wait to wring this story out of her” Avery crossed her arrin

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Berk

The seround to a halt at the one spot in ain I read his text over ten ti outside of the location he’d dropped a pin on

Hey, Kid, I didn’t want to say anything until I knew for sure, but here’s the last address I have for Elizabeth Vaughn Sorry I couldn’t deliver this to you sooner and sorry it’s not better news

Leaving Jules thatwith a kiss on the forehead while she slept, I’d driven for two hours Through ht-iron fence with the block letters welded in place

Dayton Memorial Cemetery

I don’t kno long I sat inthis was a ot out of the car and freezing rain pelted rip inelse Rain soaked into hed my jeans down, and sent rivulets of water into my sneakers

The dude behind the small desk in the little shack by the entrance jued the door open

He wiped a napkin over his face and stood as I got closer to his desk “Did you need some help?”