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“Look,” I said “I’ll admit it wasn’t the perfect solution Kyle and I aren’t as seasoned as the rest of you, and our plans aren’t always the savviest But I will find some way to make it up to Amano I didn’t mean to upset him”

“It’s a failure on his part, Ari,” Dane told me “That’s how he sees it Even if you ith Kyle and the FBI Amano should have been informed of exactly what you were up to and he should have been able to ensure your safety Whether thatwith you, he still needed and deserved to know your intentions so that he could do his job”

“I understand”

“Do you?” Dane challenged

I nodded

His cut-eenuinely cares about you”

“I know that as well”

“Damn it,” Dane continued “As much as it perplexes me, Amano thinks of Kyle as part of this farinds”

I fought the pull at one corner of my mouth This was hardly the appropriate ti to not be quite so stern, so harsh Not that he’d let Kyle and nized that I’d better stay on my best behavior

What I’d do about Amano I wasn’t so certain I hated that I’d cority in his eyes That he felt he’d somehow failed Dane All of us

I’d suspected Ary with me but hadn’t considered that he’d also be irritated with hi a closer eye on me and Kyle

Amano shouldn’t have to keep a closer eye on us

We weren’t exactly the reckless types Just this once

Well, and that other tih that wasn’t totally our fault Another Wayne Horton fucked-to-high-hell escapade But he was no longer a problem for any of us

“It won’t happen again,” I swore to Dane “And I’ll speak with Amano”