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My sticky eyes jerked open and landed on the digital display ofbrightly For a moment I pondered how that could be, but there was a heavy pounding on ave it up I was a third of the way down the stairs when I realized that I earing only blue boxers I went back upstairs, took a robe fro continued

"I’," I shouted

A moment later I pulled open the door

Genevieve Bonalay sured I was pounding loud enough to wake the dead," she added "Apparently I succeeded"

"I didn’t get hoood, though," she told hter arounda bottle of Krug cha room

"Love what you’ve done with the place," she said

Oh yeah, she’s been drinking, my inner voice warned me

I led her to the kitchen

"Would you like some coffee?" I asked

"No, this is fine" She held up the Krug "Care to join etting paid for this fiasco"

"Satisfaction is lasses from the cupboard G K quickly filled the, narrow stem

"What should we drink to? I know To justice"

"To justice," I said, and drained half the chalass

"I thought you didn’t believe in justice," I said

"Oh, I do today That’s why I’ Today I’ve seen justice firsthand Poetic, ironic--McKenzie, will you go to bed with ht now? I could use soo to bed o No problem I know plenty of men who don’t have your scruples, who don’t have any scruples at all" She curled her nose and furrowed her brow "Come to think of it,

"Talk to me, Gen"

"I like that you call me Gen I wish you would call me Gen more often"