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"Is this a roundabout way to ask ood at theYeah, tell me, I’d like to know"

"The answer’s yes" Slowly, he moved his hand from her cheek "I’ll see you tomorrow"

"It’ll be Friday A week anniversary"

"Yes"

"Does Savich want to hypnotize Fleurette like he did Annie Harper?"

"He hasn’t said Let’s take a crack at her first"

She smiled up at him "Isn’t it odd, Detective Raven? Here you are with this bird nauy after all You haven’t bitched about taking ? Hood brain"

Callie flushed "I--thank you Yes, thank you, Ben"

GEORGETOWN WASHINGTON, DC THURSDAY EVENING

"I’M COMING"

A fewSean over his shoulder, lightly rubbing his boy’s back in light soothing circles "He had a nightot a surprise for you" She was grinning even as she patted Sean’s cheek "He okay now?"

"I think so What are you up to? What surprise?"

"I know you wanted to get to work on Samantha Barrister, but you’ve been too busy to do h field offices on Tuesday I os, and when that didn’t work, I called in a couple of favors, convinced them this was important and required immediate attention"