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But every tiainst the wall next tome room to heal Artemis kept a watchful eye on me as well Literally Like her head sat constantly perched soh thirty pounds Faith stayed underAll her friends had crossed, but when I tried to talk to her about it, she shook her head, signed the word more, then scurried back under my bed, so I left it alone

I needed to contact Nicolette, tell her she was right, so desire to open her up and study her, but looking through her innards would probably get me nowhere Still, she could be a valuable asset I’d have to save her nus over with Rocket and Blue That debacle would take soht went back to nors from my other realm, the one that I was bound to as a portal I wondered if I could see into that other realm If I could spy on heaven I put it onto try when total boredo on one’s perspective – that didn’t happen often In fact, boredorind that was life as a gri to scientists, alcohol is a solution

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Two days later, I was about as spic-and-span as a surly girl with a limp could be My hair s Cookie and I went to pay our final respects to Misery, but I couldn’t just leave her there I called Noni Bachicha, who, besides being a gun fanatic and concealed carry instructor, just happened to be the best body man in the Southwest And he also happened to be the only body man I knew He said her frame was bent Apparently, that was bad, but my frame was a little bent, too I told hied Pleaded And I ood measure So he picked up Misery for ive her the best of care

On the bright side, Noni was now a little scared of o I would tend bar for hi almost side by side with Reyes The roo the Dad could ever do for his business was to hire a sexy, falsely convicted ex-con?

I glanced up to see FBI Special Agent Carson walk in

"I thought you worked upstairs," she said, taking a seat in front of ht My dad’s shorthanded How’s the serial killer thing going?"

She grinned as I continued to wipe down the bar "Thanks for solving that, by the way You sure et you anything?" It was nice having her there She tookfrom Jessica

"What’s your specialty?"

"Oh, you know Madness Mayhe for me, I can still er "-- if you’re feeling really adventurous, I make an incredibly decadent Death in the Afternoon"

Her brows shot up "Color hed and started preparations for way," I explained, pouring chalass "And it was considered quite avant-garde in the thirties"

"God, I love history"

"Right? Especially when it involves Papa" I took out an absinthe spoon, set it across the top of the flute, placed a sugar cube on top of that, and trickled absinthe over the sugar cube until it dissolved into the chareen liquid rose to the top, sat there a few seconds, then slowly ene until the entire concoction had an iridescent milky shine I removed the spoon and handed it to her