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Josie nodded in reply

I sat in the car and waited There were two deputies in the cruiser One tall and fat, the other shorter and thin I recognized them instantly The tall deputy approached from the driver’s side of the car, the short deputy approached fro on the butts of their holstered guns

"This just keeps getting better and better," I said

Iboth ofwheel Deputy James seemed to like that He smiled when he said, "Roll down your ," and s wheel afterward and said, "Is there a problem, Deputy?"

"He wants to know if there’s a probleainst the passenger door of the Taurus Josie’s as rolled down, and he was looking across her at me

"I don’t have a problem," he said "Do you have a probleives me one"

"Hmm, Dyson?" I said "Who’s he?"

"Oh, dang," Ja for a probleoes to show" James took a step backward and rested his hand back on the butt of his gun "Outta the car, Dyson"

I reached down for the door latch When I opened the door, Josie turned to do the sah the , covered her breast with his hand, and pushed her back against the seat

"Don’t ave her breast a squeeze "Mmm, nice"

Josie squirmed under his touch and tried to push his hand away Williairl," he said "Now, stay put"

He removed his hand, stepped back from the , andthere, facing Jao much easier if you just admit that you’re Nicholas Dyson, escaped criminal," he said

"Who?" I asked

Williams drove his fist deep into my stomach I lost my breath, doubled up, and went to ain my composure While I did, I noticed the shiny bands of chroht hand No wonder he hit so hard, my inner voice said I used the buain

"Brass knuckles," I said "I thought that went out with Polaroid ca works for us, we stick with it"

"Let’s talk, Dyson," Jaain and again I went down Loose gravel dug into my knees To alleviate the pain, I fell backward into a sitting position, proppingmy tender stomach with the other

"We can do this all day," James said

"We?" asked Williams

"I’ll take a turn Do you want ed me with his toe "Whaddaya say, Dyson?"