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Laura is a good person to ask for self-defense lessons. She's careful and thorough and she's going to make sure you know what you need to know.
(It's just that after one of the lessons in question, Meg occasionally has to remind herself in general, and whatever muscle group is sorest today in particular, of that fact.)
She follows Laura back into the bar, still stretching feeling back into her arms.
(It's just that after one of the lessons in question, Meg occasionally has to remind herself in general, and whatever muscle group is sorest today in particular, of that fact.)
She follows Laura back into the bar, still stretching feeling back into her arms.
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"And it's okay if you don't know right away, so long as you keep your mind open."
"But yes--basically he should treat you well."
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Beat.
"Like that."
The rest of it?
Who knows. X has no idea.
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"And beyond that . . . you just see where it goes."
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"And I will not forget."
Not any of it.
It is a promise.