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“So,” he said with enough false cheer to make him wince, “we’re in Brooklyn now, huh?”
It was a stupid question It deserved a stupid answer But she was too polite for that Instead, she swung toward him
“Yes”
He nodded wisely “What part do you live in?”
“It’s called East New York”
“Interesting name”
That won him the tiniest twitch of her lips
“It’s an interesting neighborhood”
“Meaning?”
“Have you ever been in Brooklyn before?”
“Does a housewarht years back, count?” That won him a faint smile He wanted to pu at her in return “No, huh?”
“No,” she replied “Definitely not Park Slope is upscale It’s full of lawyers and accountants and … What?”
“That’s who I was visiting that night,” Caleb said “A lawyer buddy whose wife is a CPA”
“You’re not going to tell me you’re a CPA!”
“You’re right, I’m not” He smiled “I’m an attorney”