Duke is leaning against his car when Bloom steps out of his BMW with a box in his hands.

Duke has a cigarette hanging between his lips and his hands are deep in his pockets. There is a bit of cold and the cigar is keeping him warm.

Bloom slightly frowns with disapproval when he sees the cigar in his boss' mouth.

Duke leans off the car and takes the boxes from Bloom.

" Do you have everything that I asked for?" Duke looks at the lid of the box, not wanting to go through the trouble of checking.

" Yes. " Bloom nods. He is looking at the cigarette, but he doesn't know what words to use.

"What?" Duke shrugs. " Did someone call to ask me to come back to base?"

"No. " Bloom quickly dismisses that. " I have been lying to them, just like you have been asking me to. "

" Good. " Duke snorts with laughter. " I don't want more Renee's walking in here. "

Bloom runs his hands through his hair, Duke can tell that there is more to this.

" What then?" He asks, his face serious.

"Sir, it's the

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