Whisper

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I opened her another one anyway and put it in front of her.

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"Aren't you even going to look at my work? At least give me a chance?"

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I opened another beer for myself.

"Nope. No need to."

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She took a deep breath.

"You were hoping for someone more experienced?"

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At that moment, Ghost jumped up on the bar and walked to Eva.

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"My stars. What a beautiful cat. He is just gorgeous."

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Ghost stared at Evangeline, flicking her tail.

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"Did I say something wrong?"

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"He, is a she," I informed her.

"That is Ghost."

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Spirit joined his sister.

"And that handsome young man is Spirit."

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Both cats seemed to quickly take a shine to Evangeline.

She petted both cats.

"They are beautiful."

She looked at me.

"They are yours?"

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I nodded.

"Okay, you too. Scat."

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The two cats scurried across the bar and ran to their beds, tail flicking.

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"They actually listen?"

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I nodded.

"They are rather obedient."

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Evangeline put her laptop back in the satchel.

"Well. I won't take any more of your time, Mr. Templeton."

She stood and offered me her hand.

"Thank you for your time."

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I smiled.

"Where are you going?"

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"Well if I hurry, I can make it to Gander. I have a friend there, that I can stay with for a ..."

She stopped mid sentence.

"I don't mean to be rude, but ..."

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"How quickly can you get the website up and running?"

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She stared at me.

"Excuse me?"

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"The website," I repeated.

"Isn't that why you are here?"