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“How could I sue if I died?”

“A paralegal,” Hagan said without looking up from his

computer.

Nick barked a laugh. Kelly rolled his eyes and yanked the

pen from his hand, signing the consent form before either of

them could make another joke.

“What am I supposed to be specializing in?” Kelly asked.

“Treasure hunting,” Nick answered, still grinning widely.

“You’re insane. Seriously. Did you get checked out when

they let you out of the Corps this time?”

“No.” Nick put a hand on Kelly’s head as he slid off his

desk. “Come with me.”

“Are you . . . high?” Kelly muttered as he followed.

“There may have been a little too much caffeine

consumption this morning, but it’s evened out.”

“You sure about that, bud?”

Nick laughed and ushered Kelly into what appeared to be

a break room. The man from last night, JD, was sitting on one

of the sofas. He stood when they entered, shuffling nervously.

Kelly went over to shake his hand. “How are you feeling?”

“I’m good, thanks.”

“Still no memory, though,” Nick added. He had his hand

on the small of Kelly’s back, his fingers sliding beneath the

belt. Kelly was almost positive he didn’t realize he was doing

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it. “We’re going to work on maybe trying to jog something

loose. I was hoping you’d sit in with us.”

Kelly took a seat beside Nick. He knew what Nick wanted

him to do without Nick having to ask him: he was using Kelly

as a lie detector test without letting JD in on the fact that they were testing him.

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