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A few drunk voices started down the alley Jack turned to her "Take care of theid pulled her hood up, kept her head down, and headed toward the mouth of the alley As she approached, she could hear the drunks jostling each other while one took a piss against the wall and the other peered down the alley where Jack and the dealer were talking

"Oy, what’s this?" he called out with a grin "Soht?"

She scanned them quickly Not a threat Both uessed they were boys fro for any trouble out of the ordinary sort

"Hello, lads" She gave theht smile as she approached "Out a bit late, aren’t you?"

"Just looking for soid shook her head "No, and you should leave, both of you"

The one pissing on the wall pulled up his pants and swaggered toward her "Oh? And why’s that?"

"Bad sort down this way" She gripped the gun in her pocket and flicked the safety off "Not a good idea"

The first htly less scuttered than his friend His eyes flicked over Brigid’s shoulder, squinting into the shadohere the sound of Jack scuffling with the dealer drifted out Brigid rolled her eyes Jack just couldn’t pass up an easy ave the blood a nice bite

‘How about the hepatitis?’

‘Shut up, Brigid’

The less-drunk one looked back at her cautiously "Hey, Donal, let’s scatter, eh?"

"What are you talking about? She looks fun" The man’s breath almost knocked her out as he stu her weapon when the first man pulled his friend back His wary eyes darted from her calm expression, down to the hand in her pocket, then back to the so"

He pulled the drunk from the alley only seconds before she heard Jack speed to her side The dealer was not with hiid decided not to ask Jack’s cheeks were flushed, and he was eyeing her with bright eyes and a lusty grin

"Need any help?"

She rolled her eyes and tugged on his collar, dragging it over to wipe a bit of blood from the corner of his mouth "Need a napkin?"