Marcus and his pack of freeloading buddies scrambled off, tripping over themselves.The street settled back into calm.I looked at Julian and suddenly thought that what this man had just done was so damn cool."What are you staring at?" He turned his head, glancing at the grease on his hands with distaste."Julian, do you like me?" I asked, straight to the point.I'm the kind of person who'd die if I couldn't just come right out and say it.Julian's body stiffened, and the tips of his ears turned suspiciously red."Don't flatter yourself! I just figure you've still got a debt to pay off, so you can't go getting bullied by other people.""Oh. I see." I nodded thoughtfully."I did the math. Business has been good lately, so I can pay you back the three hundred grand now."I looked at him with a smile."And since I don't owe you anymore, you don't have to come work here in the future."Julian panicked."No way! Who says you don't owe me anymore?!"He was grasping at straws."Back at the c
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