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After we came back home exhausted (even Billie wasn't jumping up and down anymore), Jack and I sat on the sofa in my living room, cuddling up together.
"There's been something I wanted to talk to you about," he said, slowly caressing my shoulder, while I lay on his chest.
"What?" I asked, not bothering to lift my head, which is why the sound came slightly muffled.
"Your company," he said. "After you told us about your colleague's threats, I checked everybody out. While nobody had any criminal history, I found some rather interesting things through some of my informal channels."
Meaning all the friends Jack had accumulated in all the different government organizations. The breadth of his acquaintance network surpassed even Grandpa's, at least for some areas. His social skills were o
