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After Whisper was done with the paperwork and had stowed the wares in her purse, Bosco told her to stay put in the kitchen and wait. When she asked why, he glared and told her he was going to try talking Nicole down from her, probably justified, tantrum.
She didn’t do well with staying put. Bosco went upstairs and Whisper began to count, she got all the way to seven before beginning to move. Creeping along to check out the gym at the front of the house on the same floor as the kitchen, Whisper remained as near to the kitchen as possible for even longer.
A good minute went by with her just loitering at the foot of the stairs. Really, she figured, it made sense to be on the same floor as the front door. They’d need to use it to leave, so going up one floor was her helping them out. Leas
