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"Oh, and I will partake of a ham sandwich." The cat in her was never far...<br><br> | "Oh, and I will partake of a ham sandwich." The cat in her was never far...<br><br> | ||
− | "Well," Quentin drawled with a smile. "There was the point where we | + | "Well," Quentin drawled with a smile. "There was the point where we bound and suspended off that beam by the Tong. We exchanged boot knives."<br><br> |
"It was the least I can do," Josephine explained as she served up Evie's choice on a small plate. Once everyone had been served, she sat with her tea and stole a glance at Quentin over the rim of her cup. Had she been alone with Evie, she would not have hesitated to dish out the details but with Quentin present, she was suddenly unsure of what she could say. She discreetly nudged Quentin's foot under the table and continued. "He'd lent me his to cut us free and I lost it moments later neutralizing an adversary. It wasn't long after that when Quentin had to take his leave of London. I didn't see him again until a few months ago in February. The Colonel sent us to the Balkans to investigate suspicious activity and that was when we finished forming the partnership that began in Limehouse." <br><br> | "It was the least I can do," Josephine explained as she served up Evie's choice on a small plate. Once everyone had been served, she sat with her tea and stole a glance at Quentin over the rim of her cup. Had she been alone with Evie, she would not have hesitated to dish out the details but with Quentin present, she was suddenly unsure of what she could say. She discreetly nudged Quentin's foot under the table and continued. "He'd lent me his to cut us free and I lost it moments later neutralizing an adversary. It wasn't long after that when Quentin had to take his leave of London. I didn't see him again until a few months ago in February. The Colonel sent us to the Balkans to investigate suspicious activity and that was when we finished forming the partnership that began in Limehouse." <br><br> | ||
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For an answer, Josephine drew her father's watch from her pocket and held it so Evie could see it.<br><br> | For an answer, Josephine drew her father's watch from her pocket and held it so Evie could see it.<br><br> | ||
− | “I found this amongst my things after my father left.” Josephine stroked the watch with her thumb, her eyes shuttered as memories came and went. “I think he knew he wasn’t coming back and in my heart of hearts, I think I knew it too. My heart and I stopped talking | + | “I found this amongst my things after my father left.” Josephine stroked the watch with her thumb, her eyes shuttered as memories came and went. “I think he knew he wasn’t coming back and in my heart of hearts, I think I knew it too. My heart and I stopped talking to each other after that, but I listened the day it spoke to me about you.” She slid a look at Evie, her lips gently twisting in smile of wisdom won through pain. “It told me it was time to love again.”<br><br> |
"We both rolled triples then, didn't we, Jo?" Where Evie had ended up was so far beyond the dreams she had when she was little...she might as well have pictured herself on the moon. And she owed all of that to Jo taking a few moments to talk to a street urchin rather than just find a block walker and turn her in.<br><br> | "We both rolled triples then, didn't we, Jo?" Where Evie had ended up was so far beyond the dreams she had when she was little...she might as well have pictured herself on the moon. And she owed all of that to Jo taking a few moments to talk to a street urchin rather than just find a block walker and turn her in.<br><br> |