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Parratt had accepted their money at the arranged Saturday meeting in Ophelia’s apartment. His attitude had made it clear that he expected a carnal celebration of their partnership. Ophelia saved them from the chore of getting horizontal by implying they wanted their return before he got his.
After that necessity was over with, Harlow had returned to her base. Going through the motions each day, in a tense wait for news of what would come next, Floyd’s became her routine.
Clyde had pestered her for information about her payback plan. To placate him, she’d let slip that Rupert had helped her out, though her friend didn’t know with what.
Implying that she had Rupert’s blessing was a deception she hadn’t meant to perpetuate… not on purpose. The sentiment had gotten away from her because
