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"Fine, I’ll tell you the rest when you’re in a better mood It’ll make it more suspenseful"

"Good idea," I said with a thunizes true talent anyet some sleep?" he asked as I inched the door closed between us, leaving him in the hallway

"Not if I can help it" At least he’d been of soh another hour without sleep

Just as I closed the door and turned toward the coffeepot, he reopened it, ed back and locked the door only to hear keys jiggling in the lock about two seconds later Either that, or I’d fallen asleep standing up again Since Reyes hadn’t appeared to offercliht past ht for the coffeepot "Did you talk to Garrett?"

I followed her "Yep I think there was a clown in "

"Arethe pj’s she still wore

"No" I blinked back to her "A dead clown"

"Oh Like a departed?"

"Yes"

"Is he gone?" she asked, glancing around in concern

"Yes He crossed"

"Well, that explains the clown co a smart-ass"

That trip made me super sleepy Maybe I really did need a shot of adrenaline "Hey, I thought you were going back to bed"

"I was, but visions of sugarpluarplu of which," she said, taking a long draw on her java, "was Garrett naked?"

"Why would Garrett be naked?" I asked, carefully placing a frown onup inside

"I was just wondering if he sleeps naked"

"I have no idea if he sleeps naked He would hardly answer the door that way"

She nodded in thought "That’s a good point Oh, crap, I have to get Amber up for school"

"Okay, I need a shower anyway I still s soet" I headed for the bathroo at the door, "I meant to tell you, I borrowed a can of coffee from the office"