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realized he was squeezing her neck, because her eyes were beginning to bulge
He quickly let go and she collapsed, breathing hard
“Where the hell did you come from?” he barked
She couldn’t answer until she had regained her breath Then she sat on her haunches in the space between the bucket seats and the back of the van
“I knew you weren’t going to hang around for the cops And I knew your van So I came out and climbed into the back and hid there before you left the bar”
He looked at her warily “Why?” he asked
“Why did I know you weren’t waiting around for the cops? I saw your face when the sirens started up I saw the arteries in your neck swell as they got closer and closer”
“Why are you in the back of my van?”
“Because I like you And I’ure you out”
“You need to get out of here”
“Why? Because Iout with you?”
He started to say so, but it wouldn’t come out
She said, “Are you okay? You were really, really sick” She paused, looking hi?”
He didn’t answer He was trying to process how all this was going to spin out
He looked at her neck It was bruised froers
Just finish the job She can’t be here
“Paul, are you okay?”
“I’”
“Well, thank God for that Food poisoning passes Look, it’s late, we should find a place to stay”
“You can’t stay—”
She cut hiht Then you can drop ht Isn’t that worth so?”
After he found another ers took off his jacket and Davis slipped off her shoes
“Your ar,” she said
“It’s nothing,” he said distractedly as he sat down in a chair, his gaze flitting to the
“Listening forher legs up under her
He shot her a glance and then looked away
“If it makes you feel better I have a rap sheet too,” said Davis
“Before you found the pot of gold with your adoptive parents?” he said
“So like that How about you?”
“I never found a pot of gold”
“I mean the criminal part”
“I’ll sleep on the floor” He rose and took off his shoes
Davis stood, unzipped her dress, and stepped out of it
Rogers froze “What’s going on?”
She didn’t look at hiet crazy I can’t sleep with clothes on” She suys usually don’t mind And it’s not like you haven’t seen me naked”
She went into the bathroom, washed her face, caers watched her turn on her side and close her eyes
“Good night, Paul”