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"Yeah, Pepper is great" But he enjoyed taking part in the running joke Pepper could be noticeably de when it suited her, and despite all earlier indications, she was a trueabout the people she loved

Margo seated herself in the back of Logan’s car "Cannon ot the feeling he’s taking responsibility for thehborhood," Dash said "At least that’s how it seeo had probably expected, Dash squeezed into the back beside her, forcing her to scoot over, and then he put an arm around her before she could runtled expression, he helped to fasten her seat belt

"We talked about that" Logan got behind the wheel, denying her the opportunity to switch things around "I convinced hiuys responsible, so for now, he’s willing to trust Reese to help see to their protection"

"We’ll definitely get theo decreed "Sooner would be better than later"

"We’re on it" Logan started the car "But until then, watch your ass"

"My words to you, Detective" Margo got colanced up at Dash "Both of us"

PULLING HIS STOCKING cap a little lower, Curtis ordered, "Follow them"

Toby, who’d also worn a hat and kept his back to the scene, glanced over his shoulder Two vehicles headed in two different directions Without looking at Curtis, he asked, "Which one?"

"The car" Curtis took off his glasses and polished theo, what they do--I want to knohere she lives, if she’s alone or if he stays with her I want to knoweverything"

In that inscrutable way of his, Toby said, "No proble ht and because he was good, Saul kneouldn’t lose the at the police station, at the truck the big cop drove, and then at Saul

Feeling like an anxious puppy hoping for affection, Saul waited Ever since the cluster-fuck where the cop had gotten away, Curtis had been iven Curtis’s aloofthat way to others And to some extent he froze Saul out, too

But never like this

Taking in Saul’s ball cap, his aviator sunglasses, Curtis s else He’d been told to disguise hi whiskers on his face, dressed down in an old corduroy jacket and worn jeans Should he have worn a fake mustache, too?

Very uncertain of his brother’sokay, Curtis?"

"It will be" He approached Saul, his expression indulgent in that big-brotherly way He cupped his face "No hs actually felt shaky "No--no, there won’t be I swear"

"You like spending my money, don’t you, Saul? You enjoy the house I supply, the clothes The playtimes?"

"Yes" It was thanks to Curtis that Saul never had to work a legiti

"Very soon," Curtis continued, as if Saul hadn’t spoken, "you’ll get the opportunity to right your wrongs, to ers tightened, squeezing into Saul’s face, deliberately painful "You will not disappointhis jaed by his brother’s strengthand hating him just a little for it

MARGO COULDN’T BELIEVE how affected she was by the pro alone with Dash Never had she experienced such a level of anticipation And here she’d thought he h

She’d h pressed against hers and his long aran continued to talk, probably just toto follow along When necessary, Dash replied

He also kept his fingers teasing her ar his scent, e She wanted to put her nose in his neck, but not with Logan continually glancing in the rearview mirror

Hopefully on the outside she looked impassive because on the inside an inferno of sensation and need burned She kept thinking about Dash naked, running her hands over all that solid h hair, warm flesh She could alers on her, in her

She closed her eyes, but that only , his hair-roughened thighs spreading herbreath, she tried to compose herself--and instead drew the attention of both an asked, "You okay?"

Get it together, Margaret "I’ didn’t help She straightened away from Dash "No offense to you or Reese, but I’d rather be handling things an said, "I’d feel the saet it But don’t worry about it You’ll be plenty involved"

"I’d better be"

"And," Logan said, ignoring her tone, "that’s why I’ followed"

She frowned, then grabbed Dash’s thigh when he started to look out the rear"Don’t" Leaning forward, she asked Logan, "You’re sure?"