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She frowned, considered “It sounds like soure out exactly why When I do, I ht have to pop you one”

“I’ll look forward to it If you won’t sleep, eat You need so at?”

“You You’re such a wife,” she said as she headed toward the shower

He sat for a minute, stunned “Now I’m pissed off”

“See, now you kno it feels Well, orderto eat,” she called out “Water on, one hundred and two degrees”

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She ate every drop, as ain, she dressed, strapped on her weapon “I have to go by the hospital, see what I can get out of Stiles”

“Why? You’ve already figured it out” When she just stared at hied “I know you, Lieutenant You let it churn around while you were eating, settle into place Now you’re revving up to finish it”

“I haven’t filled all the gaps yet I want to cover a fewby Whitney It sort of involves you”

“And what ht that be?”

She shook her head “If he doesn’t clear it, it won’t ht? If I need to talk to you before I get back”

“I’ll be available I thought I’d bake some cookies”

The dry tone had her snorting as she picked up her jacket “You do that, honey” She turned to kiss him, then yelped when he twisted her earlobe “Hey!”