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"Right!" I agree, and pick up my fork with mozzarella still speared on the end

I bring it to ain when Beck says, "There's so at me"

I lower h wistfully at it Beck snickers and says, "Eat your food and listen while I talk"

"Okay," I say, happily picking it back up again and placing the cheese in ain

"The DNA's buggingup his chicken

I nod and speak around the food inabout because it's caused me a little worry too "You mean that if JT raped both Caroline and me, how come the DNA wasn't matched up?"

"Yeah," he says, deciding to dice the entire chicken breast before eating as he continues to throw his thoughts out to me "It could be that JT lied to you Told you he raped Caroline just to torture you a bit before he killed you, and I wouldn't put it past that sadistic fuck to do that"

"But you don't think he lied," I observe as I spear a piece of tomato

He shrugs "I honestly don't know The other plausible explanation is that sos and the DNA didn't get entered in correctly I meanno clue how that shit works, but people are fallible Computers are fallible Who knows?"

"And Dennis did mention that he didn't see the docu the DNA in to the databasewhatever that was called," I add

"That's right," he agrees, and finally puts some food into his mouth He ches, and then repeats as he contemplates what this all means

Finally, he lowers his fork again and says, "I need to know, but I' it"

"Just call the investigating officer in my case Simple as that"

"Maybe," he says hesitantly "But I'ht now And we certainly can't tell the it It's just extra ht, but then again, it's the easiest thing to do"

"Have Dennis get involved?" I suggest

And I can tell by the look on his face that he's already considered this "He's on vacation, and I hate to bother him"

"What the fuck ever, Beckett North," I scoff at him "Dennis is a friend and he'd jump all over this in a heartbeat"

"And he'd ask us questions," he points out, and now I understand his hesitancy "I don't want to drag him in any deeper"

"Well, we don't have to decide right this ain "I say we finish dinner and relax the rest of the night God knoe need a little downtime away from all of this worry and stress"

"And we have whipped creah

"Exactly" I pop the torin at him

Beck's phone starts ringing fro away from me, he looks over his shoulder and adds, "But I don't think we tell Caroline until we know for sure about the DNA Agreed?"

"Sure," I say with a nod of acceptance It wasn't going to matter if we told her tomorrow or a feeeks from now

Beck disappears into the kitchen, and before it can ring a third time, he answers, "Beck North"

He's silent for several nation, "Sure I'll be there at two"

He disconnects without even saying goodbye and I know this because he suddenly appears in the dining room before me

"That was my attorney," Beck says in a low voice filled with tension "The police want ive a fored us to meet there at two PM"

The food inof unease settles in All thoughts of whipped creaone

Tomorrow the police will talk to Beck, and while they certainly may want to just pick his brain about the potential of a bookie killing JT,a narrowed eye on Beck because of his close relationship with his partner

A kernel of fear forine the worst

Beck going down for my sins

I don't know this attorney, but he see, who is a do Shriver, to representafter the cops showed up at ht JT died and essentially told him the basics that he needed to know