"Soon as I saw the paper I knew it had to be you. God knows I'd be rattled, especially if I thought I might have killed someone. I just waited for the... call, and sure enough it came."When I didn't say anything she moved the cookies back, but I was full by then anyway, and moved from behind her desk to sit beside me on the couch so I could lean against her warm, comforting bulk and leak tears. I welcomed her arm around me this time, as I told her the whole thing, even what I'd done to the guy I'd. “Um…can I see ‘em?”WHAT?! Okay, now I needed answers, “ Wait, what?! I thought you had a girlfriend! And…” My voice trailed off again.“Oh, didn’t I tell you? We broke up last week…” Here comes the awkwardness again.“Oh…I’m-I’m so sorry…”A few more uncomfortable seconds went by, then Robbie looked at me and nodded.“Oh! Um, well uh…” I thought quickly, “Why don’t you get naked first?”“Okay,” Robbie said, as if it was no big deal. He slowly stood up and took off his (my) t-shirt to reveal his. You blush slightly at the sight, but quickly shake it off."Andrew! What a surprise!" she says with a smile. "What brings you all the way out here? I thought you and your fiancée were still planning your wedding." Um, that's kinda what I came here to talk about, Mom," you say with an uneasy glance.Your mother simply looks at you in bewildered silence for a moment."Well, come in, Andrew. Tell me what's going on."Shortly after telling your mother about the whole ordeal and break-up between you and. Whether or not you know it, you’ve become big time. Mall boss Duncan Barnes is not a two-bit player — he and wife Jemma and her family are the principals in an company owns three smaller malls, a stadium, numerous commercial buildings and a large number of industrial sites both developed and waiting development. He’s also a professional director on the boards of several conglomerates. He will have asked for that interview — though the journalist may not know that and neither are you supposed to.
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