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The elevator stops on the floor of his architecture fir his ar to get drinks at The Rocket tonight if you want to join us,” he says then gri the tiny life growing inside me
“Another time,” I say in that disinterested tone of voice that’s supposed to convey never but falls a little short I s about Jeffrey, too
Or maybe I’m just terrified I can’t do this alone
I holdets easier to maintain when the doors open on my floor, and I affect my confident stride to the shared secretary’s desk
“First appoint told I’m the type of person with the proverbialwith es
And I hate how vulnerable and out of control that makes me feel
“The first appointed with arson of the sofa factory on 11th,” Lacey, the secretary, tells me
Right Russian mafiya, or bratva, as they call it The client was referred by Paolo Tacone, one of my Italian crime family clients
Funny, are the Russians and Italians in bed together now? It doesn’t matter It’s not my job to know the real details of their business
It’s just my job to defend them with the facts collected by law enforcement
I have to adetting involved with the Russians Not because I take a round with the people I defend You can’t be a defense attorney and ride that horse
Only because of him
Master R, the sexy Russian criton, DC last Valentine’s day
The unwitting sper
But he was in Washington, DC Probably zero connection with the cell here in Chicago
I unlock enev to review the notes the secretary made on the case I sit behind ing into my swollen feet
Lordy Pregnancy is not for wie thirty-five
“Lucy Did I hear you’re taking on a new organized crime outfit?”
I try not to narrow my eyes at Dick Thompson, one of my dad’s partners in the firm I’ve known him since I was a kid and have to work very hard to keep hi me like one
“You heard correctly” I raise my brows to inquire about his point
He shakes his head “I don’t know if that’s a good idea We spenton the Tacones back in the day when your father represented Don Santo or whatever his name was We can’t have this firm pulled doith a nasty reputation”