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Inside was a check for fifty thousand gold and a note:

Dear J.J.and Farrah,

Daddy gave me twenty percent of his prize money for helping with the arrest operations.Mr.Snuggles and I talked it over, and we think you should have it instead.You've helped us twice when we were lost, and Mr.Snuggles says that's worth more than money.

Besides, Daddy's got enough for his law enforcement upgrades, and Mr.Snuggles says love shouldn't have to worry about paying bills.

Thank you for being kind to a deputy and his teddy bear husband.

Your friend, Deputy Smokie Lawman (and Mr.Snuggles)

P.S.- Mr.Snuggles says congratulations on your completed mating bond.He can sense these things.

J.J.stared at the check until the numbers blurred.Fifty thousand gold.Enough to pay off his student loans completely.

"What is it?"Farrah asked sleepily from the bed.

He showed her the check and the note.Through their bond, he felt her shock, then joy, then the same overwhelming gratitude that was making his chest tight.

"They gave us your entire debt," she said wonderingly.

"Smokie and Mr.Snuggles gave us our future," J.J.corrected, climbing back into bed beside her.

Farrah curled against his side, her head on his chest, the mating bond humming with perfect contentment between them."So what now?"

"Now we go home.Start our life together without debt hanging over us."J.J.pressed a kiss to the top of her head."Maybe look into couples' EMT work.I hear they pay better when you work as a team."

"I'd like that," Farrah said."Working together.Saving lives together."

"Building a life together."

"Because next year, we're winning that race."

And they all lived happily, if sometimes illegally, ever after.










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