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Lilah: Umm, you’re the sheriff.

Cass: He did it because he’s part of CQS, plus the sheriff.Of course he helped rescue someone.

Mal: I did it because he’s my brother.

Lilah: Sure.You’re so close to all of them.You keep kicking them out of town.

Mal: Security reasons.They’d be safer anywhere else.

Cass: Maybe having all of you in here would expedite things and drag the assholes outside of their hole.

Mal: You think?

Cass: I’m not sure, but we can try.

Lilah: How did we go from ‘Mal’s going to be an uncle’ to ‘Let’s get the mobs-y people out of their hiding holes’?

Mal: Mobs-y people?

Cass: She needs to stop making up words.

Lilah: Can we focus on Blythe and not me?

Mal: I’m keeping an eye on her.

Cass: Or ...you can leave her alone.She might not need everyone on her case.

Lilah: You know something, Cassian?

Mal: Do you?

Cass: I’m opening the bar in ten.If you’d like to come and help, I’d appreciate it.If not, we’ll chat later.

Lilah: Coward.I’m on to you.

Mal: I’ll swing by later tonight, maybe torture you to make you talk.

Lilah: Oooh, what kind of torture.

Mal: BJ, but not letting him come.

Cass: You’re a cruel man, but it’s a hard no.I’m training these new guys and we might not be done until tomorrow morning.

Lilah: Will I still see you when I arrive to work?

Cass: Yeah.See you tomorrow morning.

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Cass:Are you awake?

Lilah:Nope.Totally asleep.Just texting you in my dreams.

Cass:You open late on Tuesdays.I figured even if the coffee shop doesn’t start until ten, you’re still up by three.I still don’t understand why you have to start so early.

Lilah:Baker’s hours.It’s a curse.

Cass:Your schedule is wild, baby.Ever think about changing it?

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