"Good, we aren't taking your car," Mitch said to Duncan. "I told you they are staying with me tonight, so they will ride with me. You can take her to the ocean."

"I'm getting the feeling we don't have much of an option here," Benjamin said with an amused sound in his voice.
"You think?" Mike replied, grinning in response to Mitch's glare. "You were never going to tell us about your profession if Benjamin hadn't been dating your last target, right?"

Mitch shrugged and nodded; that was true. He never had any intention to tell Mike or his friends. Stumbling across Benjamin during that mission had been unforeseen, but he didn't regret it. He eyes the guys in this room, all people he didn't know, related in some way to this Harriet person he only knew from stories. He gritted his teeth. How he hated to not know things; he would have a stern talk with his friends later on to be filled in on all the details.

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Lily watched Steph as she crossed her arms, examining her behaviour for a moment. "You know, Rose is pleasant to talk to, she already feels at home, made herself a nice little cocoon and everything. And I want you to feel at ease too. What do I need to do to make you feel at home here? Do you want me to get Benjamin for you?" Her voice sounded sweet, and the smile seemed genuine, but there was a glistening in her eyes that was hard to place. "One word and I will let someone pick him up," she promised.