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My teeth press together, and I look out the door toward her office Jerry’s still there, and she still looks uncomfortable This is not why I wanted to see Taron, but I’enda

“We’re sending Buckingham to LA Effective now”

“Wait We’re sending Jerry… Why?”

I turn back to him, and Taron’s face is scrunched with pain? Confusion? I don’t give a fuck

“I want him there by toht?”

“I think it’s six”

“I’ll get Sandra to book hiht We’ll put him up at the Wilshire until he finds his own place Tell him to clean out his desk”

Taron stopshim to LA so abruptly?”

“We need someone there to scout new properties and see the locations in person” I say it like it should be obvious “I don’t want to waste any tiive us so much information”

“Okay” Taron exhales, lowering hinment?”

“He’ll stay as long as we need him there”

Taron’s lips pucker and he nods, his eyes going to the desk in front of him

“What?”

He holds both hands up, and I start for the door,for coffee you want some?”

“No, thanks”