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Briar’s eyes found mine.
“We need to get that key,” she said. I nodded and pushed back from the table.
“I need to take care of something. Do you mind if Briar stays here with you? It’s not safe for
her to go back to Jake’s right now.”
“Absolutely, we have a lot of catching up to do,” Nellie said as she reached across and gripped
Briar’s hand.
“Thank you for the tea, Nellie,” I said. Mazzie set her cup down on the table and went to
follow me out.
“Mazzie,” Nellie called, and Mazzie didn’t even acknowledge her, but Nellie went on anyway,
knowing she would hear her. “It’s time for her to find her peace.” Mazzie’s steps faltered only
a moment before she followed me out without commenting.
“You ok?” I asked, she just nodded and pretended to brush a bit of hair out of her face as she
wiped a tear away.
“Yeah, crazy old lady is just getting to me. You want me to come with you?” she asked
hopefully. Mazzie didn’t like Nellie’s truths.
“No, I got it, in and out, can you stay here until I get back?”
“Alright, but I’m not going back in there, I’ll keep an eye on things from out here.”
“Thanks Maz, it means a lot,” I told her pulling my truck door open and sliding in.
When I got to Jake’s place the smell hit me first, I needed to come over and clean up this
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carnage later, but right now the key, I pushed open the door and surveyed the scene, It was as
bad as I remembered the stink of other males here in her space caused my canines to elongate
I moved from the doorway stepping over shit strewn across the floor, boots crunching on
broken dishes and glassware as I made my way into the kitchen, I pulled out the drawer
turning it over, letting it’s contents fall to the floor with the rest of the mess and there it was
“Thanks again Maz,” I told her as I gave her shoulder a squeeze and headed to the front door.

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