With my ruse in play, I raced back down the stairs. Amanda and Tanner were right where I'd left them, standing awkwardly a few feet apart. I quickly handed the money to Tanner before turning to my wife."I'm so sorry, honey, but there's been a big fuckup on the project implementation, and they need all hands on deck. I gotta go in, I'm sorry. I'll text you when I'm headed home?" I said, making a show of being overly apologetic."Brian, what the fuck." Amanda's tone was ice. "This was supposed to be over with. This is one of our last weekends of the summer together. We're supposed to go out for dinner tonight. Are we gonna miss that now?""I don't know, honey. I'm really sorry. This should only take a few hours, but I'll keep you updated, I promise."I gave her a quick kiss on the cheek, which she accepted stone-faced."Tanner, thanks again for your work this summer. Sorry to leave you suddenly like this. I'll see you next weekend?""Yeah, Mr. Long, I'll be here.""Cool. Love you, dear
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