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“It’s been done Overdone I want the meat”

“Doesn’t fly, Nadine Roarke’s nas”

“Okay, consider it payback” She shrugged and hauled up her purse “For the girl night”

“Okay” Eve reached into her back pocket, drew out a sealed disc “Here”

“What’s this?” But the ers closed tightly around it “It’s the recording Richard did Of me”

“It’s been reure it should close that circle”

As her throat filled with conflicting emotions, Nadine stared down at the disc “Yes Yes, it does Better, it breaks it” Using both hands she snapped the disc in two

Eve nodded with approval “Soured you were smarter than that”

“I am now Thanks, Dallas I don’t kno to—”

Eve took a deliberate step back “Don’t even think about kissing me”

With a shaky laugh, Nadine stuffed the broken disc in her bag It would go into the first recyler she came across “Okay, no sloppy stuff But I owe you, Dallas”

“Daht you do So next time, save me a donut”

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

She slept for ten hours, prettyRoarke the briefest of updates She woke, recharged, clearheaded, and alone

Since he wasn’t around to nag her, she had an ice cream bar for breakfast, washed it doith coffee while she watched the ht a replay of her one-on-one with Nadine and, satisfied with it, considered herself set for the day