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But there’s no nizes me Her face transfor of joyous wonder as Sarah’s breath catches and she throws her arhtly I can barely inhale "Oh, Heather! Thank you!Thank you! "

"Um," I choke "You’re welcome?"

"You don’t know," Sarah breathes into ine what you’ve done for us But because of you catching Owen’s real killer, all the charges against Sebastian have been dropped He’s free… free to go back to his classes… to his teaching position… everything You saved him, HeatherYou saved him You were the only one who believed in him The only one! I don’t kno I’ll ever be able to pay you back He spent the night with ht with iven up on the idea ofaphysical as well as intellectual relationship--but with Sebastian, I’ve found it I’ve never been happier in ing over us, I think But thanks to you… I don’t knoe’ll ever be able to do to thank you--"

"Well," I say "You can start by not stranglingup and looking es worked out with you and Sebastian"

"Worked out," Sarah says, with a laugh "Worked out!Oh my God! They’ve so much more than worked out I can’t even tell you--it’s like a drea to continuesweet love all day to celebrate our victory over the criminal justice systee glances Neither of us is having ht face

"Okay," I say "Well, good luck with that, Sarah Safe sex, right?"

"Of course," she says, with a sniff Then, because apparently she can’t help herself, she darts forward and gives el bar "Oh, Heather," she says "I just hope someday you can find the romantic happiness Sebastian and I have!"

"Yeah," I say, patting her on the head "Me, too"

Then, to el bar

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"Well," Magda says "You’ll never guess"