Salticidae
“She was not here to try and solve a civil war, she was here to extract gold and get back to Cape Town where she could relax on the beach with a beer before driving home in her Maserati. Like her father always said, the world’s problems were not theirs to solve. It’s every man for himself.
“Tell you what, Gellis,” she sighed, “how about I pay you with a plane ticket. No one’ gonna take that from you. Then you can go anywhere you want. Get that rope secure and I’ll keep that promise.”
“An...d what of my wife?”
Janet didn’t respond. She’d never figured Gellis to be a married man. Truth was she didn’t think about him much at all. “I didn’t know you were married.”
“For seven years. She is my love.”
“Well, I suppose I could get you two tickets. But look, this is still an employer employee relationship, got me? Don’t think I care too much about your problems.MoreLess
“Tell you what, Gellis,” she sighed, “how about I pay you with a plane ticket. No one’ gonna take that from you. Then you can go anywhere you want. Get that rope secure and I’ll keep that promise.”
“An...d what of my wife?”
Janet didn’t respond. She’d never figured Gellis to be a married man. Truth was she didn’t think about him much at all. “I didn’t know you were married.”
“For seven years. She is my love.”
“Well, I suppose I could get you two tickets. But look, this is still an employer employee relationship, got me? Don’t think I care too much about your problems.MoreLess
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