FITCH MANSION
"Thank you, Walter,"
Nick says, implicitly
excusing the butler from the scene.
Ryan
waits until Walter has exited
the foyer, and even then he waits a moment longer before he begins speaking.
"I got your message. I came over as soon as I could."
"I was beginning to think you weren't
going to come," Nick says gruffly. He turns and begins leading Ryan up
the stairs.
The younger man hesitates at the
bottom. Nick's words echo in his ears -- just the type of disparaging comment
his father manages to slide in every once in a while. But he follows him
up the stairs and into the extra bedroom that has become Nick's study.
Not another word is spoken until
the door is shut.
"It's done," Nick announces, the
note of relief in his voice quite apparent.
"What?"
"The debt. It's paid."
Ryan looks at him disbelievingly,
but Nick nods his head slowly and steadily. "Paid in full."
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