He had a feeling Ronald was just full of crap this time.

What could possibly require his personal attention? Absolutely nothing, that's what. Not a single damn thing.

Stella: "Well, if that's all, I'm hanging up."

"Wait, don't! You can't just hang up on me!"

Stella: “Honestly, I'm a terrible person, so there's no way I'm going to put in a good word for you.”

"Okay, okay, I was wrong."

His tone suddenly softened, all pride gone in a split second.

You had to admit: when Finley admitted fault, he did it at record speed. The man could grovel with the best of them.

Stella: "And your dignity?"

"What dignity? I smell so bad I'm about to knock myself out."

Clearly, Finley was a bit of a neat freak.

Stella: “Well, from here, it doesn't sound like your mouth's gotten any cleaner.”

Finley: “Hey, what's that supposed to mean? Are you saying I talk too much? I haven't even said anything rude!"

Stella: ".

Well, that was true.

Here he was, shipped off to the middle of the Mojave Desert, and the poor guy still hadn't figured out what he'd done wrong.

when someone's beyond saving,

on, help me out and say something nice to him-he said I have

even been that long, and

he couldn't get out of this godforsaken place soon, he'd

"Oh, just two

supposed

means you should just settle in for

was as cold as a

even added, "It's for your

would finally lose it and just shoot him, she was actually doing him

you're really not gonna help me out? I'm

swear, this is

Stella wasn't budging.

was fuming on the

Two years! Was she out

hell, and now Stella was just as bad. If no one was going to play nice, then

mind whirred-then he

a snake. He's

couldn't be happy, no

Stella: "Hmm?”

in, catching Finley's words: "Star, I'm telling you-Ronald is bad news Don@get on his bad side, or be'll ship you

get this—when you weren't in New York, he was getting

Stella: "!!!"

Ronald's expression darkened.

even slept with them. No way he's clean-don't

Stella: “.....”

he really stirring the pot this

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