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"Marty barely even drinks!" she said, and the sound of her voice was definitely pathetic

"Maybe that’s what happened," the Freddy-cop said gently "Maybe he had a drink, and it just all rong in hiuy ould never bother the ladies, especially when he’s got a nice little wife like you Do you want me to call out a man who is on duty? Do you want to file this?

Marty could be charged with being drunk and disorderly--"

"No!" the woman protested She looked at Tartan "Just take hie bouncer, concealed a grin as he gave the Freddy-cop a grateful smile and bent down to pick up Marty He lifted him as if he were no more than a few pounds

Tartan started to follow Spade and his burden and Marty’s wife He glanced back at Finn "Can you play?" He hesitated a moment "Please? I don’t want everyone in the place over here!"

"Sure," Finn said

But he turned to the Freddie-cop first "Thanks You really defused a situation there"

Thethe depth of his aed you with assault, but the young lady there"--he indicated Gayle--"could have charged him with assault as well Duet in that kind of condition and could still insist to herself that her husband was a good guy who didn’t drink--and wouldn’t think of bothering a woman at a bar"

"Who knows? Maybe Marty can’t drink," Finn said with a shrug

Megan tugged at his are Officer, thank you"

"My pleasure I’m Theo Martin, by the way Officer Martin, by day Nice to an said

They started to walk toward the stage Finn had Megan’s hand She was al up between the "Thank you! All those other folks--including a cop, so it see And you saved er," Finn told her, trying to politely disentangle hian said She clenched her teeth What was it around here? Gayle hadn’t wanted a drunk fondling her--but she didn’t see a drape over Finn’s body--while Finn’s atched

"You’ve got balls! You’re the only guy here with real balls!" Gayle insisted

"He has to get his balls on stage to play now," Megan said, firmly, but nicely

"Oh! Sorry But thank you; thank you so an and shrugged "Iton today About woan, I didn’t set out to start a fight He went swinging for me hard, twice"

"I know, Finn"

"I kno you feel about street brawls--"

"Hey, I was there I sahat happened You did what you had to do Let’s get on the stage before Tartan co to her He didn’t glance at it, but flexed and relaxed the hand that had been gouged at Morwenna’s shop almost absently as he stared at her

"What? He’ll fire us?"

"Maybe"

"If he does, it was meant to be"

"You don’t believe in destiny and all that, Finn!" she re and turned away They walked up on stage Finn picked up his guitar and took a seat on the stool Before he even leaned toward the mike, a thunderous applause suddenly filled the rooed It was his ball ga in her heart, and was annoyed with herself Finn had gotten in trouble at school when he was young for fighting

Usually, because so suspended once, he’dwith self-defense, taught discipline They had talked about it several tie, because she’d seen her husband square his shoulders, turn and walk away, ht have becolad That Finn had stepped in There was so The word pagan suddenly popped into her mind As if she had the most powerful cave The incident was regrettable and strange Mrs Marty had really appeared to be stunned and brokenhearted that her husband had behaved so badly She had been so stunned that she had been unwilling to believe the situation Megan didn’t get the feeling that she was the kind of woman who threatened to sue all the time Her words had been in self-defense because it had been a situation she had been unwilling to accept

"Hey, guys," Finn said, stilling the applause "I guess we all kind of have to be careful, thisand all Especially all of you out there who are driving We have to drink responsibly, no et Okay… this one is a takeoff on a medieval love ballad, very roan He’d changed the lineup for the second set She shrugged again It was slow and sad, with a beautifulinfluence She nodded imperceptibly, but found that she couldn’t quite tear her eyes away froely It looked as if his eyes had turned gold Very strange eyes…

Like those of the black cat, reflecting off the lights, as it had stared at them from the brush when they had left Aunt Martha’s the other day

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