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“You two crazy bitches need to get out of here,” Max said, walking toward us.
“Come on.”
I grabbed her hand and hurried for the stairwell. We went down two flights before getting out and hopping on another elevator. He stopped in the hallway just as the doors closed.
“You bitches!” he yelled, his voice cut-off as we descended.
“What the hell was that all about?” Laura asked. “What happened?”
“Cooper showed up.”
“The other guy from Afghanistan?”
“Yeah,” I said, staring straight ahead.
“Oh, shit.”
“Yeah, exactly.”
“Why did he…?”
“I don’t know, and it doesn’t matter. We don’t need either of them.”
“Cooper didn’t seem so bad,” she said, still staring at me.
I took a deep breath.
“Yeah, I guess. He doesn’t seem crazy about me, and we keep getting caught up in these stupid games.”
“Well, he doesn’t know you as well as I do. You’re worth the chase.”
Laura put her arm around my waist and rested her head on my shoulder a moment. We returned to my apartment to enjoy t
he last of the weekend before we had to return to work.
TWENTY-SEVEN
Cooper
I left the office building with my mind racing. When I got to the corner and turned, I noticed the man who had followed me earlier. He wasn’t wearing the beard this time, but I could tell it was him.
What the fuck does he want? I wondered as I increased my pace, ready to lose him. If I slipped into a bar for a few drinks, he would never find me. My heart beat faster as I sped up even more.
At the next alley, I turned sharply and took off running. When I reached the end, an unmarked four-door sedan pulled out and slammed on the brakes, almost hitting me. Two men jumped out.
I craned my neck to peer behind me. The man who had been following was at the opposite end of the alley, heading toward me. Fuck. I looked back at the other two who had guns drawn.
“What the fuck do you guys want?” I shouted. “Didn’t Max tell you I was out for good?”
The two men looked at each other briefly then back to me.
“Talk to me, mother fuckers.”
“You better watch what you say,” the man walking up behind me said.
I turned to face him, ready to bolt the first chance I got.
“Take it easy. We just want to ask some questions.”
