"So did you mean it?"

[gates]

Gates left Nadine and Mia to conduct whatever business they had. He needed to speak with Bane as well and yet the calls needed tending. Moving instead of to the car a few steps further from its door. Dallas would not stand long without the others of their union lending strength of arms.

If Dallas fell then the others would not be far at all.

Sliding open his cell phone he dialed Esme's number. He waited for either her to pick up or the answering machine to chime in...

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Esme picked up her cell phone it was an obnoxious ringtone meaning it was an unknown caller.

"Gillette" Her french accent thickened slightly when she said her last name.

She lay quiet on the floor in her living room it was the first time in a very long time she had entered this room. Her house wasn't wheelchair accessable and she was regaining her ability to walk more then 5 steps.

[gates]

Something about the slight french accent struck Gates and before he knew it he was conversing in one of the many pseudo native languages of the quarter.

"Bonsoir mon cher Esme, vous semblez en pleine santé et cordiale
depuis la dernière nous avons parlé. Mayhaps vous pourriez me donner un peu de instants de votre temps précieux." His own indecipherable accent lending to an untrained ear a 'Nawlins' bent to his words. He worked hard to disguise his natural speaking patois but it slipped into his diction at moments of stress or when speaking anything but English. The Slavic languages were the easiest for him to disguise his own accent in.

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She laughed hearing the rhythemic tones of Gates flutter through the phone.

"Ah Gates what a pleasure to hear from you. Of course I will gladly contribute some of my time to you. As for my health yes returning to my garden has lightened my spirits in truth since we last spoke how are your properties doing these days?"

She knew now whom Gates was. Andy was able to keep some secrets still but others weren't so easily hidden.