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Tony went over and sat beside her. She tried to scoot away, but he was too fast and wrapped an arm around her shoulders. Instead she turned her face away from him. He could still see the tears rolling down her cheek.
“I’ve got a way of making us both happy. Want to hear it?” he softly asked her. She didn’t look at him, but she did nod.
“I’ve got the day off tomorrow. We can go together, see what’s up there and figure out for sure what happened,” he suggested.
Amanda stiffened and then her head snapped to him. Her eyes were wide and her entire body trembled. She clutched onto his shirt, and her fingers her shaking so hard he wondered how she managed any grip at all.
“Please don’t make me go back there,” she desperately pleaded. Her tone was a whisper of her usual voice, full
