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"Me too," Ty responded in the sa until he--"
"He needs us," Ty interrupted confidently "He needs us towell He won’t try to hurt us again I’o unnoticed, but Zane had no plan to co, anything other than the soft words crowding in his throat He sed on the" they could do Finally, a sentiment broke free in a rasp "I won’t lose you Not now"
"I don’t plan to get any hly
He turned quickly, pacing away from the bed as he flipped open his phone
Zane squeezed his eyes shut and cursed silently Curling his hands into fists, he got off the bed, put on his jacket, and retrieved his lighter, sliding the cigarette froain
Ty watched hier to pick up When the younger agent answered, Ty quickly told hie in profile and the pattern they had discovered
"Poe?" Henninger asked in a low voice, obviously trying not to be overheard "You’re sure?"
"The latest ot one of those dah it and see e find Did you get a chance to gather those personnel files for er answered hesitantly "I’ll have the," he promised quickly "You wanted anyone orked or lived in Baltiht," Ty answered with an unconscious nod "Now, go get the word out about the pattern, get Bureau analysts all over this shit We have to get ahead of hier asked worriedly "What do I tell the Take the credit," Ty instructed
"What?" Henninger asked in a slightly stunned voice
"Tell theured it out with this latest murder; it’s pretty daested "Tell them about the murder in Baltimore and how you made the connection from there If they ask," he was careful to instruct "They probably won’t, so don’t offer any inforlad to have soot a tip from a buddy in the Bureau who didn’t want to be named Give them my name and number in Baltiot a notepad and gave hier asked with a heavy sigh
"Just be careful We suspect he may knoe’re back, and if he does, he may connect you with us," Ty warned worriedly He didn’t like the thought of being responsible for any more innocent lives He still saw Isabelle St
Claire’s face when he slept
"No worries, sir," Henninger hed unhappily Despite what should have been considered two major breaks in the case, he didn’t feel as if they’dof s troubled "Tian gathering their s the that the killer was on their trail, rather than the other way around, sat heavily on both of theot behind the wheel and began driving with no particular destination in lanced over at hi ested softly, watching Zane closely
Forcibly keeping his eyes on the road, Zane pressed his lips together hard, and his hands curled tightly around the steering wheel "It’s a nice dream," he finally answered, his voice as unsteady as the rest of him "But I’d never be able to sleep And neither would you," he said softly
Ty couldn’t help but smile "Yeah," he responded as he looked back out the
They were silent for several e of venue," Zane said suddenly in a slightly louder voice than he intended, hoping to dispel the funk that had settled over them
"How about a jazzy place in Greenwich? Good restaurants Great bars"
"You talking hotels?" Ty asked dubiously
"More bungalow-type setups Rent by the week Artsy places," Zane explained "It’s different"
"Do I look like an artsy type to you?" Ty asked, bristling on principle
It didn’t even faze Zane "You look like sex on legs to me You’ll blend in, no problem"
"I swear to God, if you try to put me in leather pants or some shit like that I’ll kill you," Ty warned with a point of his finger at Zane
"I was thinking along the lines of no pants, baby," Zane said with a save Ty pause and he pursed his lips to consider "Yeah, okay,"
he finally agreed with a shborhood with bohealleries, and people all over the place They lucked out and found a furnished studio apartment for rent rather than a hotel, and the landlord was happy to rent to the as it came with the hefty down payment they offered, no questions asked Hundreds of people drifted in and out of Greenwich each year These twospecial
The three-room apartment that was half of the third floor of an old brownstone was decorated in warm colors and comfortable fabrics There were no electronics, except for a phone, but there ireless Internet co from somewhere, probably the s and box on the round table in the front roo the roo in?"
"I don’t know," Ty frowned "Does it smell like heht-faced
"Too bad," Ty replied seriously "That was the only part I was looking forward to"
Zane’s lips twitched "Still have the couch," he said, trying to get Ty into the room
Ty took a step into the roo out of back chair after pulling the bottle of Mountain Dew out of it The apartment was cute and quaint; soents He pulled his gun out of the holster and set it on the table as Ty ventured further into the rooms
When Zane turned his attention back to his partner, Ty had his back to hiainst his pressed blue dress shirt He was rubbing the back of his neck and looking down at the bed in front of hi at the shined dress shoes and the expensive, tailored suit he wore, frole he may as well have been a different person from the one Zane had worked with before
Zane wondered what had happened to Ty’s crazy T-shirts They had fit his style and his hard-ass iured, packed thehts as the physical and mental therapy had taken over