Monday Mourning
“RYAN WAS AT MY PLACE AT quarter past.
When I got into his Jeep, Ryan handed me coffee. Caffeine was not what I needed. I was wired enough to recaulk the Pentagon.
Thanking him, I pulled off my mittens, wrapped my fingers around the Styrofoam, and worked on slowing my heartbeat even as I sipped.
Five minutes out, Ryan cracked his window and lit up a Player’s. Normally he would have asked if I minded. Today, he didn’t. I assumed he was feeling as jittery as I was.
The streets were clogged with th...e remnants of Monday morning rush hour. A decade and twenty minutes later we entered the Point.
Turning onto de Sébastopol, I could see two cruisers and an unmarked Impala positioned at intervals along the block. Exhaust floated from all three tailpipes.
Ryan slid behind the nearest cruiser. Killing the engine, he turned to me.
“If Menard so much as frowns in your direction, you’re out of there. Do you understand?”
“We’re going to search the place, not assault it.”
“Things could turn ugly.”MoreLess
When I got into his Jeep, Ryan handed me coffee. Caffeine was not what I needed. I was wired enough to recaulk the Pentagon.
Thanking him, I pulled off my mittens, wrapped my fingers around the Styrofoam, and worked on slowing my heartbeat even as I sipped.
Five minutes out, Ryan cracked his window and lit up a Player’s. Normally he would have asked if I minded. Today, he didn’t. I assumed he was feeling as jittery as I was.
The streets were clogged with th...e remnants of Monday morning rush hour. A decade and twenty minutes later we entered the Point.
Turning onto de Sébastopol, I could see two cruisers and an unmarked Impala positioned at intervals along the block. Exhaust floated from all three tailpipes.
Ryan slid behind the nearest cruiser. Killing the engine, he turned to me.
“If Menard so much as frowns in your direction, you’re out of there. Do you understand?”
“We’re going to search the place, not assault it.”
“Things could turn ugly.”MoreLess
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