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Chapter 10
Eugene stood in a darkened doorway, watching the shop across the street, just as he had been doing for the past half hour. Rain pelted the streets relentlessly, but the doorway sheltered him for the most part. The cold wind that blew, however, chilled him to the bone, and he was finding it harder and harder to stop shivering.
The shop he was watching was dark inside, but Eugene could still see the dark outline of the man who was inside. With one last glance up and down the street, Eugene briskly crossed the street and stepped up to the door. He knocked twice in quick succession, waited two seconds, and then knocked once more. Then he twisted the knob and entered.
The shop, which sold an assortment of things such as jewellery and furniture, was dark save for a flickering candlelight at the back of the store. Eugene made his way to the back office where a man stood at the desk, waiting for him.
"Maurice," Eugene greeted, nodding to him.
Maurice grinned at him, crossing his arms over his large chest. "Well, if it ain't Flynn Rider. Where the hell you been, boy?"
Eugene shook the dripping wet hair from his eyes. "I've been busy," he replied coolly.
Maurice lifted an eyebrow in amusement. "Yeah? It have anything to do with that ring on your finger?"
Maurice had an uncanny eye for anything shiny. He could look at a woman and catalogue every piece of jewellery that she wore in a matter of seconds, and rattle off the price he could get for it on the streets. It really shouldn't have surprised Eugene that he noticed the wedding ring on his finger.
When Eugene didn't say anything, Maurice let out a booming laugh. "The ol' Flynn Rider tied the knot! Who would have believed it?" He chuckled a little bit longer, ignoring the unimpressed expression on Eugene's face. Finally, Maurice settled down, and with only a small smirk on his face, he asked, "So, you have something for me?"
Eugene nodded and dropped a gold pocket watch, a pair of ruby earrings, and a silver brooch on his desk.
Maurice eyed them one at a time, inspecting them with his critical eye. A few minutes later, he nodded appreciatively. "These are good pieces, Rider." He reached into his desk and pulled out a small leather bag. He pulled out several gold and silver pieces, weighed them in his hand contemplatively, and then dropped them into Eugene's outstretched hand. "Pleasure doing business with you."
Eugene nodded his head, then turned and slipped back out into the pouring rain, disappearing into the night.