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"I’d love to hear you Why can’t we go?"

He gave her a slow so"

"Okay The chances are nobody would even begin to recognize you, but let’s get you a wig anyway, and big dark glasses" He knew that tomorrow he, Sally, and Dillon would leap into this mess feetfirst He couldn’t wait to meet Scott Brainerd He couldn’t wait to ive her today with no hassles from him, from anybody He wanted to see her smile

"James, do you think I could call a couple of my friends?"

"Who are they?"

"Women ork on the Hill I haven’t spoken to theo Well, I did call one of theo to The Cove Her nareed, very quickly, and wanted to o I’d like to call Monica Freeman She was my very best friend She was out of town before I want to see how she acts, what she has to say to me Perhaps I’m paranoid, but I just want to knoho’s there for me"

She didn’t sound the least bit sorry for herself Still, he felt a knife twist in his gut

"Yeah," he said easily, "let’s give Monica a call and see if sootten to her as well"

She called Monica Freeman, a powerhouse administrator in HUD She was embarrassed because she had to call Information for the number She’d known it as well as her own before Scott

The phone rang twice, three times, then, "Hello"

"Monica? It’s Sally"