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And that’s when he knew for certain that so

“HE NEEDS TO EAT”

Gabrielle looked up from her papers when her roo room floor in her attempt to memorize as many of the intricate threads of investments and expenditures as she could

“Who does?” She knew

She just didn’t want to think about hi with all of this by hi sort things out

Downstairs Where she could focus on the business at hand

“Liae to it As if she was hurt

“How do you know he hasn’t already?” Gabrielle pretended not to notice

“You kno Liaets when he’s riled up and focused”

Yeah He’d gone al finals More than once

And when he was on a road trip—at least on the two she and Marie had taken with hih without stopping for anything but gas if she and Marie hadn’t ganged up on him

He was their friend They had always taken care of hi her coffeehouse apron It couldn’t be that late

“Almost seven”

Oh “And you’re just co upstairs?”

“I didn’t want to disturb you,” Marie said, her sed with a bit of sadness “You’re a lot like him, you know” Maybe Probably