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"Drph feem brph amerph frmy meh Eh affreffy mow eh srphed upff" is what Kennedy hears
Kennedy’s hand slides under my face and she lifts ain? I don’t speak couch cushion"
I sigh, pushingback down onme
Kennedy stares down atabout? Why would I fire you?"
Either she has no clue what I’ with me I wouldn’t put it past her Maybe she wants me to die a slow, painful death of hu," I add, fishing for clues that she knohat I’ve done
Kennedy shakes her head at me in annoyance "So you haven’t been able to catch the bastard cheating yet It’s not that big of a deal, Paige Just give it ti Wait Why didn’t he call and tell her everything?
"I know I’m not hip to fashion like you are, but you do know you’re wearing Hello Kitty pants, right?" she asks, staring down at s
"Did you just say ‘hip to fashion’? What are you, ninety?"
"Oh, fuck off Get your ass up and take a shower Do you want togo shoe shopping or so when she says the word "shopping"
"A, it’s so sweet that you would do that just to make me feel better," I tell her with a s by a few salons so we can intervie stylists, since ours becaerie to make Griffin happy, and there’s this black dress I want your opinion on at Express"
I watch the horror come over her face with each and every word I say, and I feel a little less sorry for myself as I tease her
"Wipe that look off your face Like I’d really put you through all that torture in one day," I tell her
"Thank Christ"
Now that she sees I’ her to shop with me all day, Kennedy turns and heads for the door "Lorelei said you ht that you think aren’t good enough to nail Matt Upload theet to the office tooing to cry Lorelei didn’t rat me out to Kennedy either Now I just need to think of a way to "lose" those photos and find out who this Vinnie guy is before Kennedy realizes I have coned with Melanie Knowing that gold-digging whore, she’ll come back and sue us too
"So, I know you didn’t just ask me to lunch because you miss me What’s the real reason I’m here?" Ted asks me
Ted was recently promoted to detective with the South Bend Police Departgest drug rings in Indiana a feeeks ago He ot the inside scoop on pretty much every criminal in this state
"Of course I es," I lie
"I wasn’t born yesterday, Paige What are you up to and does Kennedy know about it?" he asks
I bristle at his coain, peopledone onon my own case and no, Kennedy doesn’t know about it Not yet I want to get soo to her"
The lies are just flowing right off ue these days
"Don’t you just handle office work and stuff?"
"Contrary to popular belief, I’m not an idiot I do have a brain, and every once in a while, I like to use it," I reply cockily
"That’s not what Isafe My sister has a lot of experience taking down bad guys and even she was an idiot with how she handled things a feeeks ago"
"I’uys, I promise I just need inforo off half-cocked like she did and go to soht hand "I swear"
Ted sighs and shakes his head at me "Fine Giveup ht be some sort of Mob boss"
Ted doesn’t answeratabout Vinnie DeMarco"
I shrugabout Vinnie DeMarco? I only got his first na--stop You do not want to go fishing around in Vinnie DeMarco’s life, trust ? The Godfather bad or The Sopranos bad?" I ask
"Is there a fucking difference? They all do whatever the hell they want and don’t care about who they hurt in the process We’ve been trying to nail this guy for years, but he’s slippery He hires people to do everything for hiets his hands dirty And the people he hires are extreive hi hiain"