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"The wire taps ith you," Zane concluded He inhaled deeply and nodded, believing Ty must have had a hell of a scare for hi in character would haveof worry that he tried to quash

"That hat you cah he wasn"t sure what he"d have been able to do about it

"Not that it o We"ll find the wire taps," Zane said as he walked over to the desk, put down the gun, and started to pick through the contents scattered across the top of it He was having enough trouble focusing on anything besides his partner to worry about the past now Ty was silent, and when Zane glanced over at hi in the doorway to the bathrooht have been pain It was siiven Zane at the poker table

For a lad he"d enjoyed so ave him, he"d either be really upset over Ty"s near-death experience, so quickly on the heels of the cli Ty a sht now, damn the repercussions Instead, he waited for Ty to continue

"Do you have any idea e lost tonight?" Ty asked hier

Zane swept theboth hands on the desk and looking at Ty, feeling exasperated

"No But whatever it was they hung you over a railing for, Ty, it wasn"t worth your life," he said, trying to reason with hihavoc with his own, and he squeezed his eyes shut for athe buzz ive me if I"m a little less concerned about so here"

Ty watched him silently for a moment "You don"t really seem all too concerned about that," he accused finally

"What do you want me to do? Fall on ? You"d laugh," Zane retorted with a wave of his hand

The heated emotion in Ty"s eyes finally drained away as Zane watched hiuess I would," he said finally He turned and tossed his rag into the bathrooathering the scattered contents of their bags without another word

Zane resisted the urge to roll his eyes Ty was in a snit and would have to sleep it off, and Zane didn"t feel charitable enough to play peacekeeper while co his head, he took off his jacket and started picking up clothes as well

They"d thrownin the cases and drahen Zane decided he didn"t want to stay there while Ty was silent andback to the casino; odds were good Bianchi and his Scotch whiskey would still be at the table It was teht, Zane instead grabbed his swim suit and kicked off his shoes A sould be just the thing to work off the annoyance crowding his head

Ty was kneeling beside the bed, going through a pile of jewelry that had been upended He had picked up one of Corbin"s cuff links and was looking at it with a deep frown, turning it over and over like he"d never seen one before When Zanefor a swim?" he asked incredulously

"Would you rather alk the halls looking for the men who attacked you? That would certainly be restful," Zane answered shortly

Ty stood slowly, looking at hi him for the first time "Are you always like this when you"re drunk?" he asked with disdain

Zane frowned Now Ty sounded like the asshole he"d first ment call while overemotional Typical "Like „this"?" he asked as he unbuttoned his dress shirt

"Not giving a shit," Ty provided sadly

Zane stood and took a few steps toward Ty as real anger sparked his teive a shit about you?" he asked with precision "Just what kind of response are you expecting from me here?"

"I don"t know, Zane," Ty answered His voice was flat and tired

"I expect you to be my partner I expect to be able to trust you I expect you to stay at least moderately sober, and I expect you to listen when I tell you it"s i sharper

"If it had been life or death, you"d have gotten your point across,"

Zane said, the anger flaring in the face of Ty"s cold cothe drink just fine"

"Oh yeah?" Ty asked, clearly uniht, then," he said as he looked down at the cuff link in his hand He held it up "Tell me about Bianchi"s cuff links"

Zane narrowed his eyes, setting his hands on his hips "What is this, soht?" Ty asked him in a casual tone He still held Corbin"s cuff link between his thu poker Exa for tells, details that could give you clues to their personalities," he said "What did Bianchi"s cuff links look like?"