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"Co for you to wear As Gloriana wants, welook If he just hadn’t been such a jackass last night Nope Couldn’t even think about that
"Jerry, Da to be civilized, are you?" I touched his hand and waited until he finally loosened his grip on that sith his other hand
"Aye Civilized But we can meet here"
"The castle You need clothes and I have cash there to give Tony He’ll want some money up front to help us Westwood shot at Florence I’ll pay anything to get that bastard" Daet Crapetta, Diana Tell him I’ll make it worth his while"
"Yeah, money talks with Tony" Diana s?"
"Why not?" I flipped over the sign "I’ve gotand hopefully customers will swarm around me Westwood can probably buy hiet the law on his back" I looked outside, but everything see since h talk was just that Talk God, Westwood had been here Close enough to taketo do with that? So
"See? No sign of Westith his bow and arrow"
It was quiet Too quiet I glanced at Derek and he ju "Heartbreak Hotel" It figured
"I’m open Go Plan Let me knohat you decide" I actually batted ot such big strongit into a cough when both Daave hiets here, I’ll send hiuys plan" Derek stood next to ht Westwood could have already taken us out here if that was his gas up a notch He’s done the a, maybe he wants his ’prey’"--Derek shuddered--"to know it’s being hunted"
"You’re creeping"I, for one, am not ’prey’ I say we hunt the hunter" If I kept saying the right things,to me At least until I was alone inbetween roup lare
"Hunt the hunter I like that" Damian smiled at me "Our new et one We’re going to work on defense too" More tough talk I was on a roll Blade moved closer, tuned in as always to ot that huntersurveillance tapes,that he’d been in the casino with his equipment at least five times before he took his shot He stalked us and waited until ere outside Mac was caught off guard and didn’t have time to shape-shift" He touched my shoulder until I looked up at hiht"
"I know I’ll try Really" Didn’t Yoda in Star Wars say there is no try? But doing absolutely stymies me I’d think what I wanted to be, just like Blade had tried to teachof soe It creeps me out But I can’t deny that it’s a vamp’s best defense mechanism Di was back with a man in tow and quickly introduced everyone Tony didn’t already know I don’t knohat I expected, but Tony Crapetta wasn’t it He was a se cross visible on his hairy chest where he’d left his pale blue nylon shirt unbuttoned way too low
His eyes lit up when he saw my zoot suits "I didn’t know you had ot any leisure suits? Saturday Night Fever, baby" He tapped his chest "Disco King"
"Gee, sorry, Tony Not yet But we’ll keep our eyes open Check back with us" Derek didn’t laugh but I could tell he was thinking the Disco King thing was a stretch More like "Disco Duck"
"I didn’t bring you over here to shop, Tony, darlin’" Diana nipped the sign to Closed again "Glory, you and I are going to be in on this I told the people next door to get free refills You’ll reopen in thirty minutes"
"You will be in on it, lass But Sabatini’s right We’ll need sos from the castle" Jerry walked up to Tony and looked him over "We expect discretion, Crapetta"
"Yes, sir, Mr Blade" Tony fingered his cross "Mr Sabatini here can tell you I don’t flap ed ahead "Miss Diana tells ht" Dao toout for you there" Diana made a sound of protest as Blade, Dao, Diana I’ve got an idea" I waited until the car pulled away froo back to the coffee shop" Diana crossed her ar the little woman while they--"
"Give me a minute We may be little" Okay, maybe not so little "And we may be women, but we can come up with our own plan, don’t you think?"
Valdez was right on my heels
"I’ll stay here, Glory Freddy will be here any minute" Derek stuck his head out the door and looked around Diana grabbed o inside, Glory The health departo where she goes, Blondie"
"Gee, I thought I was Blondie" I patted his furry head "We won’t go outside until you check things out Then you can watch " I squatted down and looked hi Daht"