“I didn’t realize we were on the clock,” Bennett said. “Oh, don’t you hate it when that happens?” Beth asked. “When people have different expectations of something and don’t realize it? It’s how so many Tinder dates end. So no one ends up blue-balled, let’s clear up the ground rules now. Mr. Deacon’s time is valuable, I’m here to safeguard that, and you have exactly ten more minutes before I get snarky and ask if he is free to leave. You’ll have to say yes, since you have absolutely no cause to hold him, and then we’ll be done here. So, now we’re all on the same page. Yes?” Bennett raised her
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