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Blunt and direct That was Hutch

“Exactly” Casey rubbed her tes of a lack-of-sleep headache

“Keep an eye on him I should know I’ve hadthe boundaries of h role to balance And it usually sucks”

“I know And I am”

Casey’s call-waiting buzz sounded She glanced at her iPhone screen Madeline At 2:15 in the ood

“Hutch, I gotta go My client’s on the other line Rain check on the phone sex?”

“Okay” He sounded about as thrilled as a kid who’d gotten his privileges revoked “Take the call fro a cold shower”

“I wish I could take it with you”

“Then I wouldn’t need it”

Casey smiled “Call me from Munich We’ll have international phone sex”

“Done”

Casey punched off and answered Madeline’s call

“Madeline? What’s the matter?”

“I’ht” Madeline’s voice was tre violently “But Conrad is in the ER Patrick and I are about ten minutes away”

Casey sat straight up “What happened?”