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“What are you wearing?”
“Are you going to tell me how you found her or not?” she asked in an exasperated huff.
“I was about to find out when you called.”
“Are you on your way home?”
“Do you miss me?”
“Are you or not?”
“Do you miss me?”
“Yes,” she finally relented.
“Be naked.”
“Thanks for the crackers.” Her voice softened.
“You feel okay?”
“How do I sound?”
“Wicked.” I paused at the edge of the subway entrance. “Dinner requests?”
“Pizza. You know how I like it.”
My phone buzzed. “Hang on.” My chest expanded when I read the text. “You’re in luck. Your dad wants to meet at Dino’s for a celebration dinner.”
“I’m getting in the shower now. We’ll meet you there.”
I whistledas I descended the stairs into the underbelly of the city. Forgiveness felt good. My faith in people was still intact. And maybe I hadn’t wasted my whole career. At least I knew I wouldn’t going forward.
Chapter Sixty-Six
Marlow
Six weeks later
“What do you think?”
I shoved my hands in my back pockets and rocked on my heels as Holt and Baker surveyed the finished office space.
“You did all this?” My brother ran his fingers along the polished desk.
“I just arranged it.”
Patrick squeezed the back of my neck and gave me an approving wink.
“This is Dad’s.” He sank down in the new leather chair, opened the center drawer of the desk, and closed it.
“You need it more than he does.”
“Marlow, I don’t know what to say.” Baker moved behind Holt, resting her hands on the chair.
“You love it would be okay.”
The squeeze to my neck was sharper this time.
