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“Whatever I’, it’s not casual”

“Well, wouldn’t want to get a fellow officer in the doghouse with tomen at once”

“Thank you, Duke I really appreciate that”

He shook his head and actually patted h, Blake Good luck to you”

“Thanks, and could I have a few minutes alone to explain the no more PDA for the rest of the trip?”

“Howfor the talk?”

I looked at thean and Custer “All of theuess, except for Otto Jeffries”

He laughed “Then I can give you privacy, Blake, but this is not the definition of being alone”

“No arguments,” I said

Leduc went inside, but Olaf didn’t want to go without us—okay,I’d told Leduc “I need some privacy to talk to the women in my life, Otto We need toI smoothed it over with Leduc once, but I can’t do it twice”

“You have explained it to them,” he said

I shookwos, especially emotional ones”

He stared atthat woical?”

“No, but they areand romance”

He seemed to think about that and then finally shook his head “I will agree, and I will leave you to speak to thewomen in your life”