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Outside, the engines warmed up

“I’ on the floor in front of this safe while everyone arounddown , and it was so freaking hard to hear the wheel clicks even with my amp And when I cracked it, hisliterally pushes et inside”

I was fairly certain they were ht not have been the true cause of death Coest thirty minutes of my life

He gazed at me with interest, and for once it wasn’t sexual His navy sweater really brought out the color of his eyes, and they were like topaz— h, he’d pull every last secret from me It left me with no choice but to look away

“How’d you get into your line of work?”

We were nal lights outside roll by “My father”

“He cracks safes, too?”

“Yes, he could, but he passed away ten years ago”

Even with my attention out the , I sensed the drop in mood in the man seated beside me “Oh I’m sorry to hear that”

“Thanks” I’d already taken a few risks with Vance, and he’d proven trustworthy It was tih, but still, he was charis person in the room He’d learned to be a jack of all trades, sos from people Or for people” I sed a breath and faced hi he knew, and soal”

Distrust clouded over hi?”

“When I was sixteen, I got busted for petty larceny”

Surprisingly, there wasn’t a hint of judge?”

“No I picked pockets at the subway station closest to Times Square” I fiddled with the zipper on ht me”