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"They got ways to test the blood and prove it beyond a doubt, you know She'll know that so she won't be so sure of herself It will knock her off that high pedestal," he promised

"It would be revealing Grandmother Hudson's secret too I don't know if I could ever do that Jake"

"Sure you can If the tih to know she wouldn't mind," he said confidently

"Wow," I said shaking my head "Talk about skeletons in the closet The closets here should be rattling"

He laughed

"I'd better get going' he said "I got to get up early and head for Richmond to pick them up at the airport"

"Don't you want some coffee first?" I wanted him to have coffee because he had drunk so much wine, but it didn't seem to faze him

"No Thanks This was a great meal You want me to help you clean up?"

"No, Jake I' to my days at

Grandmother Hudson's sister's home in London, as well as my days here

"Right Okay MaybeI'll see you so them around"

"Oh, are they staying overnight?" I asked quickly "No I'ht"

Good I thought Jake kissed me on the cheek and left When the door closed behind hireat house settled around ht still heavily overcast turned the s into h the rooh to roan Just to have other sounds floating through I turned on the television set and found a h to hear while I cleaned up the dining room and then the kitchen

Afterward I returned to the d

en and watched soht ht, but the tension over to slipped in beside me as I walked up the stairs By the timearoundmy brain