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"Didn’t go well?"

"Oh, yeah, it went great Totally fine If you like train wrecks! I think it’s safe to say I’m pretty much fired"

Gavin stared down at his feet, but Tucker knew he didn’t consider that to be o back to Florida to reclaim his former life Hell, he wasn’t even sure if he wanted to, really Of course, the ation had already been solved if he could believe the evidence of his own eyes, always considering the fact that he hadn’t had a complete psychotic break, but the chief didn’t know that, and he couldn’t very well give hias station that had a fast food restaurant attached Gavin turned to Tucker "Todd and I are going inside to get us so to eat while Christian fills the tank What do you want, honey?"

"Nothing," Tucker said, realizing he was being sulky but was coht now I’htening a little "Okay, but stay close by where Christian can see you" He turned and went into the store, along with one of the gaaular, handso and stern when they happened to look at hi out of the back seat and walking to the side of the building to find soive a shit if Christian could still see hi hiainst the building, hefound Bryson’s na for a few seconds before Bryson picked up

Bryson’s first words to him let hio with Gavin "You stupid asshole"

"Well, nice to hear your voice too, Bryson"

"What the fuck are you doing, Tuck?"

Bryson’s voice was low and urgent Tucker figured he was still at work He sighed heavily into the phone "Look, man, I know this is hard for you to understand…"

"No, it’s not hard to understand, Tucker It’s fucking impossible! It may not be too late if you come back now and throw yourself on the chief’sTucker, don’t throay your career like this!"

Tucker shuffled his feet uncolanced back toward the SUV, where Christian was pu at hiave him the dirtiest look he could ain "Bryson, just listen toI have to do, and I a back"

"It’ll be too late, Tucker The chief is furious--I’ve never seen hin me a new partner, and he told me to clean out your desk"

Tucker’s story, but this wasfast even for hi in a box and leave it in my apartment, will you? I left a key for you in your parents’ condo I’ll be in touch soon, I promise"

A tense silence fell and Tucker could picture hi his hands over his face like he always did when he was upset "What about the case, Tuck? Don’t you care about what’s been happening in the least?"

A loud voice behind hi at hi hiain and spoke urgently in the phone "I have to go But Bryson, please listen to me I can’t really explain, but there won’t be any more murders It’s over The killer is dead"

"What are you talking about? What do you mean the killer’s dead? Do you knoho the killer is? Are you in so like that" A big hand fell on Tucker’s shoulder, and he turned to see Gavin standing beside hi when I see you, okay?"

The phone was plucked out of his hand while he was still talking and he watched in surprise as Gavin calmly ended the call and tucked the phone in his own pocket