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“Whatwait, are you al?” Jake asked Nic stared at me, alarmed, her eyes ith fear and anxiety

“No Nothing illegal” God, just tell the as an escortI sleep omen for money”

“An escort?” Nic sputtered, her eyebrows shooting up

“Yes An escort I started after Kara left , and now I have several very high-profile clients Very high profile,” I repeated slowly, hoping I wouldn’t need to spell it out

Nic’s an to understand what I was trying to say She clicked the TV back on

“God no You didn’t” Her voice trailed off as I nodded She looked from the TV to me, and back to the TV “That was you?” she said incredulously “Whatare you in trouble? What happened?”

“We had an appointment, just like usual We met every week, almost For the past four years,” I added

“You’ve been fucking Melinda Diveno for four years?” Nic squeaked “Holy shit, Liam” She jumped up suddenly, and disappeared into the kitchen

I glanced at Jake, who shrugged

Nic reentered the roo a bottle of vodka “I need a drink,” sheback a mouthful She made a face and then sat back down “Okay Continue”

“What, from the start?” I asked, confused

Nic rolled her eyes “Fro”

“Right, so today was no different from any other time We met in the hotel roo, and the next thing she was dead”

“And you called the police?” she demanded

“I called 911 The police and the a they could do They think it was a heart attack”