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"So him a plate

"Thanks, prima And yes, that was some crazy shit Never had a dead deot soonna be a proble for souess, you have a cousin"

Chuch laughed "No But there’s an old guy who likes to drink at La Rosa Negra If he doesn’t know the rock formation in the picture, he’ll be able to tell you who does"

"Do you ain?"

He narrowed dark eyes on h-speed chases Avoid bullets And no explosions"

Despite the lingering sorrow that tightened enuine amuseoes"

He leveled a stern look on ot a Pinto out back that runs"

"You’re restoring a Pinto?" Incredulity sent ood a deal to pass up, four hundred bucks" His posture became defensive, and I wondered how Eva felt about his propensity for collecting crappy cars

I muttered, "Yeah, but it’s a Pinto"

Nonetheless, I took the keys when he tossed the on the kitchen wall There were soboard I nibbled a little breakfast with him; my stomach churned, not quite nausea, but a lurch With sos down I switched to dry toast while listening to the co down the hall, taking care of Ca her ht I want this

A home was more than a place It meant security, certainly, but it was also about the people who loved you Without that, a house was only a building Their love cemented my resolve Maybe it would be better for him--better for the world--but I still wanted Chance back, no matter what his father said He’d promised to build a life with me I intended to hold him to it

"You’re so lucky," I told Chuch quietly

He glanced up from his breakfast "I know"

"How did you ht away?" I wondered if the question was too personal

The o, in Nicaragua She was hooked up with one of the lesser bosses"

"She was a gun hted

Chuch flashed me a sour look "I don’t think they still call the the hell out of this red dress, and I thought, ‘I’uy she was dating, screwed over the Bolivar cartel, and we ran like hell"

I had the feeling there was a whole lot of story he wasn’t tellingtoday Don’t you have athe Pinto to the cantina, then What time do they open?" See, I could take a hint

Chuch grinned "I don’t think they ever close"

"Then what ti? What’s his name anyway? And what does he look like?"

"People call hi He’s shorter than me Less hair More wrinkles He alears a straboy hat"

"That should be enough for me to spot him Thanks"

Before he could reply, Eva joined us with Cami on her hip As she usually did, the baby clapped her hands when she saw ladly "I’ll watch her for a few hours, if you have other things to do"

The way Eva looked at me, you’d think I had offered to clean her whole house "Thank you"

"Uhm No problem," I said

"You’ll understand when you have your own kids" She made herself a plate and ate it uninterrupted while Cami pulled my hair and tried to steal my jewelry