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“You believe in God?” she asked, raising her eyebrows in surprise
“You don’t?”
She opened her ain Finally, she spoke “It’s hard to believe after the things I’ve seen happen to good people”
“Opposite for“Hard to not believe when I see you sleepin’ next to Olive, leavin’ a spot eave her a quick kiss and stepped back “We need to get goin’”
“I’ll be right out,” she said, turning toward the mirror as I opened the bathroom door “I need to finish up”
“Don’t forget the lipstick,” I said knowingly, kissing the back of her neck as our eyes met in the mirror “The red lipstick makes you look like one of those old school pin-ups”
“Get your head in the ga at me
My sto out of the dirty clothes I’d just put on There were so ot dressed, every possible bad scenario ran through my mind on a loop
Pulling ri wound We didn’t even know if it would work Without watching Warren’s movements, we couldn’t even be sure that he knehere the clubhouse was, e of the bed to pull onforward to rest my elbows on my knees
I’d trusted the club before, and I’d have to do it again If Warren didn’t make contact the e planned, that justbetter—so that didn’t put Cecilia in the crossfire
As I considered the possibility of just taking Cecilia and Olive to some random island in the Caribbean until her pop took care of Warren, a knock on the door startled me
“Yeah?” I called out, going back to my socks
“How you doin’?” Poet asked, poking his head in
“This is bullshit, and I’m about to take Cec and run,” I replied flatly
Poet chuckled “Yeah, I had a feelin’ that’s where you were at” He swung the door open and lifted his hand, shaking a bulletproof vest froive this to you”
“They left?” I asked, taking the vest
He nodded “Should be all set up by now, I’d iine”
“They better be,” I replied, silently thanking Lu for having the presence ofit to Cec instead of protecting herself
“We got so his chin toward the vest as I dropped it on the bed
“Not as good at that one,” I replied, standing to slide my boots back on
“You’re probably right about that,” he said thoughtfully “That one’s in better shape, for sure”