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“How?”
“I don’t know. Ask her.”
“I don’t want to lie to her.”
“You won’t have to. She doesn’t know anything about this, so she won’t ask.”
“What if she asks me what I’ve been doing during training?”
“Do you have to give her every detail of what you’ve done?”
“No.”
“There you go.”
“But if she asks me directly, I’ll tell her.”
“Charlotte.”
“Do you want me to do this or not?”
“Fine. I guess that will have to do.”
“Good. Is it dangerous?”
“Every job has an element of danger, but this is a walk in the park compared to your visit with Antonio. I don’t expect any trouble.”
“Do we have to do it today?”
“Yes, why?”
“I was really looking forward to a night in.”
“It won’t be long, and this whole thing will all be over. Then you can go back to your quiet, comfortable life and have every night in if that’s what you want.”
She smiled, but inside, she prickled at the thought.
* * *
Will helped Charlotte out of the car. He’d made good on his promise to dress her decently, but that didn’t remove the unease as she walked with him down the sidewalk toward the hotel.
“Relax,” he whispered.
“I know. I’m sorry.” She took a slow breath and slid her arm through his. After tucking her hair behind her ear, she said, “I’m good.”
They entered a hotel that was clean and tidy but had a dingy air about it and smelled like stale cigarettes.
A man with greasy, slicked-back hair sat behind the counter, eyeballing them. The collar of his shirt was open, exposing a chunky gold necklace. It was almost too stereotypical to believe it was real, and she wondered for a second if this was a setup.
Will pulled Charlotte toward the counter, and she leaned on him as he addressed the man.
“Evening. You Fred?”
“Yeah, why?” He looked the part, but his nasally voice didn’t match his style.
“We’re looking to get a room.”
Fred sniffed. “All night, or…”
