"Not gonna lie," Tim said with the same tone of fondness. "Watching her run you is just fun." Unsaid but implied in that tone was that it was fun because Tim was staying the hell away from that clever lass.

"The whole damn county, from Dickie outwards are chasing their tails looking for Mags' money," he continued. "Dickie's sure Limehouse has got it, Limehouse is denying it while also trying to hide the amount of cash he's moving around from his own endeavors and there are some external players sniffing around." He set the stage, chuckling softly. "Mags gave it to Loretta, and that young lady is just sitting on it cool as a cucumber letting all those 'big men' take the piss out of each other, and getting us to mop up anyone who looks to be getting a clue."

It really was a thing of beauty.

"Best part is she fooled Dickie into selling her the Bennet homestead for peanuts."