handed it over, and he read it over. “Huh,” he said when he finished.

“Huh? That’s all you’re going to say about it?”

He shook his head. “No. It’s just that I wouldn’t have expected this.” He glanced around. “Did you get what you needed from your office?”

“That, and more.”

“Alright. Let’s head for my car and get you back to my house. As horrible as the experience was for you, I actually think we can work with this.”

She got up, testing her ankle. It hurt but held her weight, making her think she’d only twisted it instead of breaking it, as she’d originally feared. “So you’re saying this a good thing?”

“Well, not a good thing exactly, but it gives us more in...

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