A Life Debt Repaid

As their eyes met, Sam turned frantic and averted his. “Of course.”

“Really?” Quinn asked.

“Would I lie to you?” Sam asked a little grumpily.

“And you didn’t bring her back?” Quinn asked.

“I’m on a schedule, and it’d be taxing for her if I bought her along,” Sam said, making things up as he went along. “I’ll bring her along when things are less busy.”

“Is she pretty?” Quinn pressed.

“What, have I ever picked an ugly one?” Sam snorted smugly. “You know I prefer curvaceous types, and there are plenty of those abroad.”

“Do you have a photo?”

Sam was silent for a while and eventually said, “Yeah.” “Can I see it?”

“What, does she have to pass your assessment?”

curious about the girl who can tempt you to settle down,”

hastily came up

won’t,” Quinn said,

bring her

to see a

she’s not that photogenic. It’d be slander against her.” “Why do you keep refusing? Because there’s no such

“Do you think I’m not over you, Quinn?” Sam snapped in

you ever cling to me?” She suddenly flashed a lonely

see her like that, but he

was now far beyond

got up. “I need

quietly watching as he

kept his head lowered over the sink and kept washing his hands

off the tap. “You’d wash off your skin at

Fight for her if you love her,” Bob said, leaning

not say a word, since there was no