You know what I mean. And by the way, you should slow down.โ I sighed. โYouโre kidding me. This is coasting. This is little old lady speed.โ โNASCAR drivers would have heart attacks. Slow down before we get a ticket.โ โChicken.
Rachel CaineIโm saying a prayer. Maybe you ought to, too. Itโs going to take us a miracle to get through this.โ Whether he was serious or not, Claire sent the prayer up toward heaven, and she thought the others did, too. So it seemed kind of miraculous when the doorbell rang. โAt least theyโre getting more polite when they try to kill us,โ Shane said.
Rachel CaineTell me heโs not talking to Brandon,โ Claire said. โUmโฆ Ok. Heโs not talking to Brandon.โ โYouโre lying.โ โYeah. Heโs talking to Brandon. Look, let Shane do his thing, okay? Heโs not as stupid as he looks, mostly.
Rachel CaineYes," he said. "I am sure. I double-checked everything after you went home yesterday. I even made a few improvements, just in case." The first part of that reassured her. The second part... not so much. "What kind of improvements?" "Oh, nothing, really. Mostly just streamlining. You really did very well; I certainly don't want you to think that I am one of those people who has to be in control all the- Oh, well, I suppose that's actually true- I do have to be in control all the time. But only because I am in charge, of course.
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