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"Hola, Diego" Enrique shuffled away froht that his flesh sagged on his bones "I got beer soo followed Enrique into the living rooo took out a roll of cash, five hundred dollars, all twenties, and handed it to Enrique Enrique pocketed the o to sit on a threadbare armchair
The state-of-the-art TV in front of the chair had its sound es Enrique plucked up a remote, shut off the TV, and slumped into another chair
"It’s so to Spanish "But I did it They’re holed up in a little town called La Nébeda They’re gringos, so they stand out, and they’re stupid, so they really stand out Want h his heart beat faster in hope "Stay out of it"
Enrique shrugged "Don’t o to prison, won’t have time to et that you want to do it yourself They got your friend"
Enrique did understand, in his oay "Keep it cool," Diego said "And go in peace"
Enrique laughed, a harsh sound "I’d rather go out fighting You know, in a good battle Don’t knohy you’re so concerned about o I was one of the reasons you ran out of here like you were on fire"
"You were taking way tooher ass off just to keep hter ruave ht of ood kid, which is why I kept having you beat up Heh" He shook his head "Look at us now"
Yeah, right, those were good tio stood up and moved to leave "I appreciate the info"
Enrique looked up at Diego with tired eyes "Why don’t you shootYou always hated me You can tell everyone I offed o hesitated Enrique was suffering The pain in his eyes was real He’d been a strong h Enrique always put his own interests first Eric, on the other hand, ensured that his family and everyone in his jurisdiction was protected
Enrique had never protected anyone He’d collected o and Xavier beaten if they didn’t obey hio’s mother didn’t pay hio’s ed to put him in his place over that
"Tell you what," Enrique said He reached into the drawer of the table next to hiot ht here You can say I lured you over here, then I shot at you when you came in the door You shot me back in self-defense Coun before taking the wad ofit on the coffee table "Send that toyou, Enrique"
"No?" Enrique grinned, dark eyes sparkling "Too bad, because I’ed in tiht where Diego’s head had been Enrique shot again, but this tio’s bullet went dead center into Enrique’s chest
Enrique gasped His pistol fell froracias," he whispered, and then he died
Diego holstered his pistol, put the roll of cash back into his pocket, and called 911
He left in exhaustion hours later He’d told the uniforms who responded plus his own captain that Enrique had lured hi case then shot at Diego when Diego had entered the house Diego hated lying, especially to Captain Max, but he couldn’t tell theht
Captain Max accepted the story then told Diego to take soht hihborhood, leaving the past to return to the present Cassidy The present was so da a couple hours in the pitch darkness of Diego’s bedroom when she finally heard him open the front door and coht, and find her sitting there in the chair beside his bed He’d be startled, but he’d smile and walk to her, and maybe take her in his arms She’d explain that she’d coht, just as friends, if that’s all he wanted
Diego entered the bedroory for her presuo It was the chance she’d taken, but Nell, and even Lindsay, had convinced her Time for Cassidy to act on her needs and worry about later… later
Diego didn’t turn on the light He shed his jacket and gun and holster, then headed straight for the bathroo Cassidy into shadow, before he cranked on the water in the shower