"Fine, you've got three days. Don't play any tricks on me when the time comes!"

The man was about to hang up.

Quincy felt a sting of injustice. Why were so many guys willing to bend over backwards for Dorothy?

This was ten million dollars, not just a thousand! And to hand that over without any guarantee, he must really be smitten with Dorothy. "Wait a sec! Can you at least tell me your name?"

"Why do you wanna know?"

"No big reason, just curious. We've made a deal after all, knowing your name isn't too much to ask, right?"

The man was silent for a few seconds, and just when Quincy thought he wouldn't divulge his name, he suddenly spoke up.

"Lane."

"What?"

"I said, my name's Lane."

...

night fell,

if he wasn't home by this hour and hadn't gotten in touch, it meant he was probably

hurt before realizing they'd loved the wrong person, before understanding Everett was unattainable. He would

chattering about their day

was

for the help they could provide later in life

like these, making life

Complete.

laptop as if he couldn't bear to be apart from it

while

"He

you can't be

time,

about your eyesight?"

the progress bar

you'll have to wait for him then. No more screen time until he's

pouted, "It's

take a job, he could have helped me fix it! Now, he's busier than dad and doesn't even have time to talk

"Your mentor?"

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