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Later that afternoon, Elisabeth returned to Lawson & Lawson. She was terrified that she would see Shawn again, but she needn't have worried. The promised packet of paperwork was there, as well as the promised check. In addition, there was a sheaf of documents with a sticky note on it from Richard Murray, Junior. She remembered him from high school, a chubby, red-faced guy with his father's trademark good humor.
“Hey Beth! HELP!” Ricky Junior had scribbled, along with a googly-eyed smiley face.
So Shawn had found her some lawyer work to do after all. Elisabeth thanked him silently, but also felt herself shrink into a ball of shame. This was no way to live, she thought, constantly afraid of small kindnesses.
Elisabeth was at Lawson & Lawson early the next morning, making use of their l
