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"Y?u have n? idea," she said, ???king u? the f?w files ?n her d??k and moving them to J?hnn?'?.
"Whats going ?n?" h? quietly ??k?d, ?lw??? ??g?r f?r a ?t?r?.
"N?thing."
Johnny caught h?r ?rm ?? ?h? turn?d ?w?? and ?ull?d h?r b??k to his d??k.
"W?it, i? L?ui? mad ?t ??u?" h? ??k?d in di?b?li?f, knowing Sk? was ?n? ?f Louis's f?v?rit??.
"W? might h?v? h?d a littl? di??gr??m?nt thi? morning," ?h? said, ?ulling her arm fr?? fr?m Johnny's gr???.
"Th?t didn't ???m like a little di??gr??m?nt," he ??id, getting u? ?nd f?ll?wing she as she w?lk?d towards the door leading ?ut t? the main l?bb?. "Louis n?v?r talks t? ??u th?t w??."
"Ar? ??u kidding me?" ?h? said, trying to ?l?? if off ???l. "Wh?n Louis's mad, he will ??ll ?t ?n? ?bj??t th?t m?v??."
"S? h? i? m?d?" J?hnn? ??k?d, fi?hing f?r more d?t?il?.
"Wh? don't you ??k him ??ur??lf," ?h? ??id, ?ulling th? d??r ???n ?nd l??ving J?hnn? behind.
Sky put ?n a smile ?? ?h? passed some passengers ?v?n though h?r mind w?? r??ing. She had seen L?ui? stressed and ?ngr?, but she h?d n?v?r seen him so w?rk?d u? before. The w?r?t ??rt was th?t she kn?w h? h?d ?v?r? right t? be m?d. Sh? h?d b??n careless and L?ui? ?h?uld h?v? fir?d h?r.
Sk? stopped m?ving when ?h? heard ??m??n? ??ll ?ut h?r n?m? ?nd turn?d t? see Knox.
"D? ??u w?nt to g?t in a w?rk?ut?" M?r??? ??k?d.
Kn?x b?r?l? heard him ?? hi? mind ran in ?ir?l??.
"Sur?," h? ??id, kn?wing that M?r??? h?d said ??m?thing but n?t quite ?ur? what it w??.
"Or we could jum? ?ff th? ship?" M?r??? ??k?d louder.
"Ok."
M?r??? r?ughl? ?l????d Kn?x'? arm, bringing him ?ut ?f his th?ught?.
"Oww, wh?t w?? that f?r?" Kn?x said, m????ging hi? ?rm.
"Wh?t i? with ??u?" Marcos asked, giving him a worried l??k. "Y?u just ?gr??d t? jum? ?ff th? ?hi?."
"That could be fun." M?r??? didn't seem entertained. "S?rr?. Ju?t di?tr??t?d. Wh?t are ??u g?ing t? do after lun?h?" h? ??k?d, trying t? turn th? f??u? on Marcos.
"Like I w?? saying," Marcos ??id, "I w?? going t? tr? t? fit a w?rk?ut in."
"Ok."
"Ar? ??u g?ing to j?in m?? Your arms are l??king a littl? flabby," Marcos j?k?d. Kn?x g?v? a ?m?ll laugh f?r hi? benefit.
"I'm going t? find the Last C?ll gu??. I have some d?t?il? about th? final ??n??rt I want t? w?rk out with th?m," Kn?x said confidently, knowing th?t M?r??? would keep ?u?hing if h? ?u????t?d ??m?thing w?? ?ff.
"W?rk, work, w?rk."
"It i? m? j?b," Kn?x ??id, ??m? ?f hi? w?rr? fading as h? f??u??d ?n it less.
"D? ??u h?v? ?n?th?r ?v?nt this afternoon?"
"N?, I ju?t have th? meet ?nd gr??t ?ft?r dinn?r t?night," Kn?x said, removing th? n??kin from hi? l?? ?nd putting it ?n th? t?bl?. H? ?u?h?d hi? chair back ?nd followed M?r??? ?? h? left the restaurant.
"I'll catch ??u later," Kn?x ??id.
