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“And I prefer to give you a good boot in the ass, but I’ myself” Eve reached up, fisted her hands in her own hair and yanked until the pain cleared e
“Okay, stand You couldn’t sit with that stick up your butt, anyway One you shove up it every time Subject Monroe, Charles, is mentioned You want to be filled in, you want to be briefed? Fine Here it is”
She had to take another deep breath to insure her tone was professional “On the evening of March twenty-six, at or about nineteen-thirty, I, accompanied by Roarke, had occasion to visit Areena Mansfield’s penthouse suite at The Palace Hotel, this city Upon entering said preation officer found subject Mansfield in the company of one Charles Monroe, licensed companion It was ascertained and confirmed that LC Monroe was there in a professional capacity and had no links to the deceased or the current investigation His presence, and the salient details pertaining to it, were noted in the report of the interview and marked Level Five in a stupid, ill-conceived atte officer to spare her fat-headed aide any unnecessary embarrassment”
Eve stoulped some down “Record that,” she snapped
Peabody’s lip trembled She sat She sniffled
“Oh, no” In genuine panic, Eve stabbed out a finger “No, you don’t No crying We’re on duty There is no crying on duty”
“I’, Peabody fumbled for her handkerchief and blew her nose lavishly “I’m just so mad, so embarrassed He told you we’ve never had sex”
“Jesus, Peabody, do you think I put that in the report?”
“No I don’t know No” She sniffled again “But you know I’ve been seeing hiot close to it”
“Well, he explained that when—” At Peabody’s howl of horror, Eve winced Wrong thing to say Very wrong But what the hell was the right thing? “Look, he’s a nice guy I didn’t give hih credit He likes you”
“Then why hasn’t he ever jumped me?” Peabody lifted drenched eyes
“U?” Eve hazarded
“Oh sure, easy for you to say You’re od of the century”
“Jesus, Peabody”
“You are He’s gorgeous, he’s built, he’s serous And he loves you No, he adores you He’d ju maxibus for you”