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I’ to bet that’s the plan, New York We’ll just have to see what happens You can bet we’ll keep reporting

Until then, keep your ears to the ground, New York I'll be listening!

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Magnus

“Magnus to Earth! Magnus to Earth!” Joyce says, repeating that sentence over and over again until she finally slah intoto her all along, which I fucking wasn’t, of course After that night with Penny, focusing on anything is just outright impossible

“I’hs and throws the latest New York Daily Journal on top of the desk She looks atat the newspaper

“Like I was saying, it see”

“Indeed they are,” I whisper, leaning back against rab the newspaper and head straight to the Gossip Central column I’ve already read the newspaper on ood to read soht, Joyce, this gala thing really helped out”

“Of course I was right That’s what you pay htly offended, and then she s you wanna share?”

“I’around on the chair I look out into the vast New York skyline; the concrete jungle sprawled right underkill ht I et aith murder

“Yeah, I’ because when you’re this happy … that usuallyour way”

“Jesus, you’re such a fucking killjoy”

“That’s what you pay me for as well”

“Really funny, Joyce, you should’ve been a co, but by the tiet out of her ain

I can’t stop thinking about Penny, about how it felt to brush ertips over her smooth (and oh-so-very-naked) skin—my hands on her hips,