Cash frowned. But at least some of the time, with Eli, he'd known it was coming and hadn't done anything to hasten things along. "Sometimes people will put unpleasant things off forever if you let them," he said, which felt like a platitude even as it was the truth. Something Ford said stuck with him — changing personal circumstances. Cash's circumstances weren't changed yet, but they — would, as early as next summer, if he was able to follow Lucius' instructions. Should he be talking to Theo about this? The frown remained.

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