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e door behind them. He took her to the Village I

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thing else?" Jake asked her

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and creamer." He explained to the lady w

their order while Jake now had his fu

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head but not wanting to dwell on them, she pushed them as

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g and art and after the program, I interned in NYPD for three month

nows what she want, when she wants it an

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in San Anto

live." He breathed out lik

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and she's married with two kids while Corin

on, where I majored in Criminal Justice and I got a degree in the course. I joined the FBI a

man already. They went on and on talking till they finished their snacks and afterwar

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should go

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home when she got there except

into her d

was neatl

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out every f

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and her biological parents and

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mom's room to get

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new client of his at an Italian Resta

he was going to g

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inside the hoods

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by eight pm and he

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her order. It was seven fifty-fiv

he man to come when she receive

cause she felt it was unimpo

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