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Cope was a crazy son of a bitch Nan wasn’t safe with hierous to her Cope was I had to figure out where they were Turning my truck around, I headed out of toard the hotel where Cope was staying I’d break in and check his surveillance caot hurt and I had to kill a motherfucker

Nan

Breakfast was enjoyable, but Gannon continued to be a quiet guy I chatted, and he listened Sometimes neither of us spoke while we enjoyed our food Once we had ordered, he had excused himself and stepped outside to make a quick phone call I assu to call him in the car The fact that he was literally on the phone for fifteen seconds h or he only needed to leave a quick e Whichever it was, he seemed relaxed about it when he returned

When ere in the car headed back to the Bellagio, he looked over at ot soht Soht"

"Do you want to meet in my suite for a drink before we head out? We can decide then" The words were out of my mouth before I could stop them I should have just said, Co until I can’t stand anymore

He nodded "I’d like that"

Oh, he would? OKwellOK

"I’m in room 1801," I replied, a little too breathlessly

When the car caet out, but the driver did Once ere alone, Gannon reached over and cupped my face, then leaned in and kissed me softly on the lips I hadn’t been ready for that, but it was akind of kiss

"I’ll see you at seven," he said, dropping his hand and leaning back just as ed a nod and clis Damn, as it about thatharder than it ever had in my life I didn’t know this man, and he could potentially be a serial killer or just out of prison Yet here I was inviting hi deal And I was sober I was doing this without the aid of vodka to make me stupid

Maybe I should have had a drink or five

I stood looking at myself in the mirror and decided I looked like I wanted to be fucked There was no way he’d miss the obvious invitation I had spent the entire four hours preparing ed on pathetic

The knock on the door startledhi overti to do It wasn’t like I’d never had a one-night stand, but this guy wasdifferent He was as terrifying as he was attractive The fact that I knew so little about hiood deal about me--I’d had to talk a lot to fill the silence--put us on an uneven playing field I wasn’t sure I liked that