his smile held a dark wealth of satisfaction as he added , ' that makes matt very precious to them . ' a convulsive little shiver ran down skye 's spine . ' do n't put that weight on me . or matt , ' she cried . ' it 's not fair ! ' ' i think it balances the scales very nicely . you should feel it does , too ,
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rais is a personal friend of my father 's , '' she confessed . '' that 's why i have these parties . '' derrick waited another moment , then shrugged . '' and ? '' rachel leaned forward , confused by his calm demeanor . '' and , i have n't earned a bigger office , derrick . i 'm not as experienced and i feel as if i 've
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'' that may be true , and it is definitely part of it , but it is not all . '' he put his hand on my shoulder . '' perhaps you need to come with me . '' he led me down to his office , if that 's what it could be called . it was full of brooms , mops , and cleaning supplies , but it did have a
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