Page 19 (1/2)

Douglass was giving hi

“What?” Peirce asked, exasperated

“Elass raised an eyebrow

Shit “Easier than saying Miss Gregson all the time,” Peirce mumbled

“Sure” Kai shrugged “I prefer keeping the names to just a few syllables too Easier to re”

Itthere, talking with hisdown on Kai’s chest and his knife was out and to his throat Fortunately, Douglass was already pulling him off

“What the fuck is wrong with you?” Kai coughed as he picked hiround

Peirce kneas being irrational, but didn’t care He pointed the knife at Kai with a steady hand “Don’t talk about her like that”

“Geez, sir, what crawled up your ass?” Douglass patted his shoulder and looked back at Kai “He was just joking”

Peirce shrugged off Douglass’s hand and turned “I’ve got to go,” he said and split before they could ask him any more aard questions

The Berkwan order he’d put in would be ready to pick up any time It was about tison—but on his way to the restaurant, adisplay with a siht his attention She’d said she’d need new clothes Hell, he knew her size for the most part…

The store was small, but clean Obviously new, since turnover in this section of toas high Peirce wandered the display racks, not sure what he was searching for

“Can I help you?”

A slasses Her hair was nearly silver and she was so bent and arthritic that Peirce knew he’d never live with hi off her stool to help him

“No thank you, ma’am I can find it myself”