Chapter 22
(Three big boses nady on the counter, filed with copies. That hon any since the meeting with Akalay the singer. When I’m 1. And I knewas going to Hunters. mitive today. 11 inspired me an 1 mld say thank you for all the work they had put into my safety. The baking abo distracted me foven the fact that after Inday Alexskey wouldn’t be an jamur in my ble. That would mean that Hunter wouldn’t be a regular part of my life, itany. I told myarif I was okay with that, post by have that lätta voice in my head laugh in hand it would have pulled a mce had a physical body. Okay, so what if I hated the idea of never seeing Humber again? It wasn’t like he was interested in me. He had made it clear I was of interest because of my connection to Svein andt, as an obligation, Humber had to make things right. Thad to the with that. It didn’t change the fact that I had tried on most of my outfits in my wardrobe that would be okay to wear, and scene that amukda’t. I was briefly thinking short wearing a fitted börk days with a modest sit in the back and a square neckline that balonend on what was appropriate for the other. But then I chickened out and changed into black dress pares and a white blouse, Clasic but safe, maybe boring. I was getting my feet into my sneakers when there was a knock at my dont 1
“H” I said with a sole as unlocked the do
“Hi, ready to go?” he asked.
“Sure, let me just tie my shoes and grab my things,
“How are your be?”
“Better, thanks, Still a little men, but okay.” I stood up and walked into the kitchen ta grab the iscern of cupcakes.
“What’s that?” Hunter sold a heave what I carrying
“You have been to nie to me that I thought I would treat you with cupcakes,” I said him. He held out his hands and I rally transferred the bones to him
“Are you planning to drown me in baked good?” he jolood. I won lodding the door and giggled.
They be not all for you. They are for everyone that has helped me,” I told him.
“You ain’t have to do this.”
“I w. But I wanted to do something nice for you”
“Drone will be edited, they all still talk about your douglmuta,” he sold me she loaded the boos into his trunk.
“Well I’m happy to hear it. Then they are doing what they should”.
I thought we would stop for lunch on the way to the odor. I haven’t had the time to mt. My treat, in a celebration of getting rid of the mafia.” Hunter said.
“Mech: Thape you haven’t eaten yet,” he added.
“No.” I told him homeatly. My nerves had made it impossible to ext.
“Good, good. Do you like sushi?” he then inked noe,
“I like any seafood,” I told him. He smiled and nodded. We headed towards the city centre. The big building we draw up to had a plant sign on its facade reading HapCar Security
“Your business takes up the entire building?” Lasked, astonished Hunter chuckled.
we ended an office that was a shed in the harbour. We couldn’t man the desks and a fie cabinet into it so we shared a desk. But we have been lucky and it dn’t take more than a year before we could move into better offices. And about ten years ago we bought this place. It gives us a place to gather all our work in one location instead of spreading. out. It has made us more efficient and saved costs,” he told me is he drove into the underground parking balties, “Wil the cupcaked be okay in the car while we eat lunch?” M
“Sure, the Bling down’t need sefrigerating and I don’t think it gets hot sxough down here be mich the hosting.” I said.
“Coat. We’ll pick them up on our way to the office,” he told in as he held open my door and gaided me to an creates. The elevator required an access card to enter it and when the doors opened again, they led us dctly out on the street. Hunter took me to a anal suluhur two blocks from the oftor. The chats greeted him with more familianty than the usual polite preting.
“Chereaften?” I asked as we do at the br
, Ike food and i askap the sake,
people sourcing hate. And most of our clients don’t know about it so I rarely need to talk shop,” he told me as we locked at the mens. “I’m on the clack so I will have
“No, thank you, I don’t udly drink and if I do, it’s not in the midde of the day.” I said with ask. He both codered the eight plece mised plate and watched as the chefs worked. “This is
“I told him as I had raten my first pleon. I wasn’t mating, 11 was by the the best tushi I had ever eaten. He looked pleased at my action and nodded.
“Tod you they had good food,” he said. A we talked about that ‘touch why the work or Simon We stayed clear on all sets that could dampen the mood and just enjoyed ourselves. I was grateful as it allowed me to enjoy one of the last moments I would have with blunts, I would miss here and I was doing my best to preserve any memories i gt. Für on for my liking, the lunch was over and we were walking back to Hunter’s other. We took the clear down to the car. We picked up the three hoses, which Hunter refused to let me help him with, and ask another akvalue. The ride hosted longer and when we stopped out of the elevatur I was met by a wall windows showing the copcape. We had to be pretty high up judging by the view. “This way,” Hinter told me and we walked into a waiting ais. The comfortable looking chain and polye tables with magazines arranged on them. There was abo a desk and a women sitting behind a. “Clar, this is Harta Bishop. Hana, this is Clair, my mustart “ Hustes introduced us
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“Hello, Miss Bishop It’s nice to meet you
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Clair raid with a smile and a nod. She was maybe ten years older than me, had a friendly face and liked her at oner
“Hi, the same,” I said. Handey walked into his offer and I got stuck in the door. The other water with a sitting group in one come to the ride of the door, agent deck on the other if the room in front of the floor to ceiling window that showed the city. The were bookcases and a mini bar alongside four leather armchairs along one wall.
“Come on in and close the door,” Hunter called to mean he put the been on his deck. I walked into his office that felt on an extension of Hunter with all the dark basen leather, rich pops of odrum and hardwood floors. He looked at home in this place, it was hes natural mesonment. “May 17” he asked, gesturing towards the beans. I smiled.
“Of course, help yourself. It’s one box with raspheny filled ones, one with lemon curd and the last one is dark chocolate and orange,” I told him. I wasn’t surprised that he went for one of the chocolate cupcakes. He hammed happily as he did his bed to eat it without getting frating on his nor in his beard. I tried to hide my smile, he looked adorable.
“1 place them in the lunch mom everyone can have age at them,” he told me. “After I have my fill,” he added. “Are you ready for this?” he then asked. I felt myself pitching mindsets, it was Time to get down to business. I nodded. He hit his interrara, “Clair, can you ask Maria to come up.” Hunter said
“Boss,” Clai
Clas implied.
“Mane is our tech expert. She will help us set things up so you can tranfer the money,” Hunter explained. “Come, st,” he then said and showed me to the visor’s chats on the oppoche side of his desk, but to the couch. I sat down on the leather couch and Hunter sat down next to me. “Are you okay?” he asked. I had lost track on how many times he had asked me that since we met 1
would pass i
Lam. A little nervous, but mostly relieved that this will all be over soon. I am looking forward to being able in me fly without having to look over my s
“It will soon be over,” he said, planing a hand on my shoulder. 1 smiled and nodded.
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