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Chapter Twenty

 

 

 

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Isobel pounced as soon as I exited her dad’s office. “Well?” she demanded, grabbing my hand.

Her worry made me grin. “Well, what?” I teased, leaning in to shift my nose across her cheekbone.

Huffing out her impatience, she nudged me back far enough to see my face. “Well, what’d he say? Did he try to fire you? Pay you off? Chase you away? Keep us apart?”

With a laugh, I tugged her into my arms. “No, no, and no. He already promised you he wouldn’t fire me and…what? Pay me off? Are you kidding? He’s pretty much already paid me off by taking care of my mother.”

“But—”

“And how exactly did you think he’d keep us apart? We’re both adults. That’s not even…” I shook my head, cracking up over her concerns.

Isobel sniffed and shoved against my chest. “Stop laughing. This isn’t funny. He could’ve—”

“He couldn’t have done anything to keep me away from you.” Then I winked. “He has no mob ties, remember?”

She shook her head slowly,
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Lauren Michelle Taylor
I wonder where someplace private would be???
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