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I take easy, slow steps, keeping my face calm as I scraths--lying--and yet right now I’ht, didn’t we? Why is Luke here no’d he get in? And how risky is this that he’smy handler? Do I introduce them? Who should Warner be to me? A friend? An ex-boyfriend?

"Hey, Luke," is all I co hardwood sound behind e as he scas He cli his oould

Luke chuckles and reaches down to scratch his head "Better greeting than yesterday"

"I guess it’s not you that he has a proble for a relaxed tone

There’s another aard moment, and then Warner sticks his hand out "Hi, I’m Jack Rain’s brother"

Brother! Good call

"Luke I live in the building next door"

I have to pause for a uy in a faded Boston Red Sox T-shirt, pretending to be ent ants to lock Luke in a small, less rooolf shirt, pretending to be just a regular neighborhood rich guy, when he’s the cri their entire case on

If this weren’t a risky situation, Iat the door? He very well ht condo How much would he have overheard? I quietly play backto re all those sah Warner’s head That’s why he’s not budging I need hione, before Luke decides his surprise visit was a bad idea and hightails it out of here

"You’d better go, Jack, or you’ll miss your plane"

Warner’s back stiffens, his entire body unnaturally still He’s weighing his options If I’ deal If Luke did in fact overhear our conversation, puts two and two together, and so there with his ar on his lips--doesn’t look like a guy who just figured out that he’s under investigation

Finally, deciding so for Luke to enter "Like I said, I’ll be landing just after two, okay?" Warnerhis chest as soon as Luke has walked past hi

"Yeah, okay And you’ll call Dad forto have to scraet into place

"That’s the plan"