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"Austin I said for you not to worry about ht now You told me to be independent so let me"

He nodded

"You've gothis feet into his shoes "I'll call you as soon as I can"

He gaveof his footsteps down the hallas al of my heart

As soon as I was up and dressed I calledthe receiver Her secretary said she ay at a e for her should she call in

"Tell her that any agreements between us, any comproing any paperwork of any kind to this house Tell her not to call me about it either," I dictated I could practically see her secretary writing furiously

"Oh Yes," she muttered

"Tell her if she wants to talk to me she should call my attorney first," I said in a sweet voice, but a voice that also dripped with acid I hung up

"If she wants a war," I said to the phone, "I'll give her a war"

I didn't hear from Austin until midafternoon Fros were even worse than we had thought

"Your aunt isn't just threatening to start a co to release all the bad publicity and drive my uncle to ruin if I don't stay away from you I've explained to him, that I really and truly love you Rain, but for the ht if I just resigned from his company, he'd be fine, but if I did I doubt that I'd ever work as a therapist again"

"Stop talking foolishly Austin You kno terrible that would make me feel,"

"I know," he said, his voice so low and full of defeat it brought tears tothere all alone while all this is going on This had to happen just after Mrs Bogart's leaving"

"You don't believe for one moment that it's just a coincidence, do you?" I asked

"What a cruel woman your aunt is"