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Graham walked inside with a box of donuts.
He put the box on my desk " Sometimes, clichés are true."
I raised an eyebrow " Okay. What do you want?"
Graham " Remember when I said no night shifts? I need you to work tonight. Just this once. "
I crossed my arms over my chest " Why? "
Graham" I volunteer at an animal shelter, and the supervisor's sick, and someone needs to feed the dogs. "
Me "Well, i love dogs"
He shot me a look "come on, Echo, please"
I sighed "Ask Emma"
He took a deep breath and i chuckled.
Me "calm down, it's okay"
then Mary walked inside "Echo, can I talk to you for a minute?"
I looked at her and then at Graham.
Graham" I'll just go patrol my office. "
I nodded "thanks"
Then he left.
Mary started to panic"He left his wife. David – he left her. He left Kathryn. "
My jaw dropped "Okay, slow down."
Mary "He did it for me. He wants me to be with him. He wants me to meet him tonight. "
I raised my eyebrows "That's, uh..."
Mary " I mean, I'm trying so hard to be strong, but he just keeps coming. I mean, how do I stop it? You know, how do I let him down? What would you do? "
Me " I'd go. "
Her jaw dropped " What? "
I nodded "Well, he left her. It's one thing to say that he wants you, but it's another to actually make a choice and now, he has. That's all you can ask for. "
