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I hit the gas and take off for the food I shakeaway frohts of her fill et to the drive-thru and get back to ht

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Diana

“Who is it?” I tease, after three knocks on the door

“Chalupa delivery,” he says, and I slide the table back and look through the peephole where I see a chalupa wrapper

I clap ether a few tiet it halfway open it sla squarely on the floor

“Hey there, lover girl You have a nice holiday in the mountains?”

Sergeant Epstein

Goosebu He’s pointing a gun at e of a Chalupa wrapper on his phone in the other…the one he held up to the peephole

“You know, for an ex-cop you’d think your little boyfriend would be a little less predictable Only thing that would have been et coffee and donuts, but I already beat him to it”

“I can screa”

“You can screa to show up in this neighborhood Hell, I doubt a gunshot would even wake anyone, especially considering the silencer I’ve got attached to this little peacemaker And not only that, I’hs like a villain in every ht that was just an effect Hollywood used “You think anyone’s going to believe your story over mine An orphan versus a well-loved cop?”

“Daniel will be back soon”

“Oh, I’et what I want froet what a bunch of other cops want from him…to finish off that little snitch Two birds with one stone”

He quietly shuts the door behind hi…his gris