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"C?rr??t. And if ??u ??uld g?t th?r? b? ?n? thirt?, ?? w? ??uld g? ?v?r a few thing? f?r th? ?v?nt, th?t w?uld b? great," ?h? ??id. H?r voice slipped b??k into a ?r?f???i?n?l t?n?.
He searched h?r ????, sensing something h?d ?hift?d, but she g?v? him a r????uring ?mil?.
"B??," ?h? ??id, l??ving the r??m.
Knox ?hut th? door behind h?r ?nd f?lt a littl? un??rt?in ?? he went b??k to fini?h his br??kf??t with Calvin ?nd Marcos.
"Deep d?wn Louisiana close t? N?w Orleans
W?? back u? in th? woods ?m?ng the evergreens
There ?t??d a log cabin m?d? ?f ??rth and w??d
Where lived a ??untr? b?? named J?hnn? B. Goode!" Sky sang ?ut.
"G?, g?, go Johnny g?, g? g?."
"Sky! I'm g?ing t? ?un?h ??u," J?hnn? ??id through gritt?d teeth.
"Come on! Th?t i? ?n? ?f th? gr??t??t songs. I wish my name w?? Johnny ju?t ?? ????l? would sing th?t ??ng to m?," she ??id.
Sk? w?? seated ?t th? desk ??r??? fr?m Johnny w?ding thr?ugh th? l?rg? pile ?f ??mm?nt? and ??m?l?int?. In the last hour she h?d l??rn?d that ri?h ????l? liked t? ??m?l?in ?r ?ritiqu? as much ?? they lik?d t? spend money.
Sh? ?b??ntmind?dl? started t? hum th? tun? t? J?hnn? B G??d? ?nd was ?t?rtl?d wh?n a ??n ??m? ?r??hing ?n t? h?r d??k.
"I'm serious Bennett," Johnny said. An?th?r ??n w?? ??i??d in hi? hand, ready to b? thrown.
"Ok??," ?h? ??id, g?ing back t? h?r n?t??. Sh? ??ught h?r??lf before she ?t?rt?d t? hum the song ?g?in.
"Wh?r? did ??u di??????r t? last night with th? ????t?r?" Johnny ??k?d ?ft?r th?? h?d b??n ?il?ntl? working for t?n minut??.
"Hmmm?" Sh? di?tr??t?dl? acknowledged his question, ?till ready with the n?t?s in front ?f h?r.
"Come ?n."
"What?" ?h? ??k?d h?lf annoyed t? b? ?ull?d away from h?r w?rk.
"It'? not ?v?r? d?? ?n int?rn?ti?n?l ??? ?t?r hangs ?ut with th? ?r?w ?nd you h????n?d t? di??????r just about th? same tim? h? did," h? ??id.
H? was digging f?r inf?rm?ti?n, but Sk? was ?m?rt enough t? kn?w anything ??u said t? J?hnn? w?? known thr?ugh?ut th? ship in a short amount ?f tim?.
"I don't kn?w wh?t ??u are im?l?ing," ?h? ??id.
Johnny ???t a gl?n?? ?t L?ui?'? d??r b?f?r? g?tting up. H? ??m? ?v?r t? ?it ?n th? ?dg? ?f her desk. "Y?u g?tting ??m? ??? star love?" h? asked qui?tl?.
"Eww, n?," ?h? said. Sh? shoved him off h?r desk and happily w?t?hed him f?ll ?n th? ground. "I don't even know th? gu?. Who do you think I ?m? Y?u?"
"I'm ?ur? th?r? ?r? plenty ?f girls wh? are h???? to sleep with Kn?x Hamilton without knowing him," h? ??id, ?t?nding u? ?nd brushing off his pants. "I?n't th?t th? point of being a famous pop star?"
"It might b?, but h? won't b? g?tting any from m?," ?h? ??id. "Plu?, it'? ?g?in?t th? ?hi? rules."
"H?!" H? let ?ut a l?ud b?rk. "If w? are t?lking ?b?ut not br??king ?hi? rul?? ??u can't ??? ?n?thing. I'm ?ur? L?ui? w?uld b? thoroughly interested in Knox H?milt?n'? wh?r??b?ut? l??t night and his ?r?ximit? t? ??u," h? said, a d?vili?h l??k in hi? ????.
"I'm ?ur? L?ui? h?? bigg?r problems than th? fact that Knox ?l???d some ping ??ng with And?r?."
"R??ll?? Then let's g? t?ll him now," h? said. H? m?v?d t?w?rd? th? ?ffi??.
"Go ?h??d. I'm ?ur? h?'ll b? just as int?r??t?d in the betting ring you setup l??t night." Sh? stared J?hnn? d?wn, a ?mug l??k ?n her f???. Sh? watched his ?x?r???i?n f?ll, ?? h? thought ?b?ut it f?r a m?m?nt.
