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Geo scowled, but the next day, Davon didn’t show up.

Phoenix sat out in the living room watching TV and ignoring her.

That was better.

Two days later, Geo came into the office a little past two when he was usually gone.

“The fuck?” he asked from the door, scaring her.

Turning from the open window, she scowled at him.

“You try’n’a climb out the fuckin’ window?!?” he asked angrily.

“No!” she whisper-hissed. “SHHH! You’ll scare her! I’ve almost got her eating from my hand!” she told him excitedly, then turned back to the squirrel who had dodged a few steps when Sailor had startled.

He moved closer and relaxed as he saw her holding a round cracker to the little squirrel in the backyard.

“You know that’s just a fuckin’ rat with a fluffy tail, right?” he asked, sitting on one of the chairs to watch her, amused.

“They are not, they’re cute! It’s okay, pretty girl, he just sounds mean, he’s a sweetheart. Come on! I have another cracker, I know you want it!”

Geo chuckled, then stood up. “C’mon, Rue, I got som’in’ for ya.”

Sailor grinned, turning to him and looking him over like she was hoping he was talking about himself.

He chuckled, then held a hand out to her. “Aight, that too then,” he smiled happily.

Giggling, she tossed the cracker to the squirrel, then hurried to Geo and let him take her upstairs.

When they returned 45 minutes later, Phoenix was staring at the TV, heavily invested in something.

“He’s about useless,” she sighed, shaking her head. “You should have him doing something more useful, something other than getting paid to watch TV all day.”

“That all he does? Fool! Turn that shit off! What you s’posed ta be doin’?”

“What? Oh… Yeah, I have been! She hasn’t left her office!”

“She ain’t been in there for the last hour, fool! Pshhh, get up outta here! Come back when you ready ta work and not be a fuckin’ child.”

“I am, Geo, I…”

“I said get out!” Geo yelled angrily.

Phoenix left at a run.

Geo took her into the dining room, sat her at the table, then went to the kitchen.

Chapter 34

She knew she’d never have a better chance than this one! Mig was nowhere to be seen and she had no bodyguards.

Pretending to be excited, she hopped up and followed him into the kitchen, going to the counter where she knew the gun was as he chuckled at her.

“I tol’ you to wait, Rue,” he grinned, reaching into a small bag and pulling out a long, slim box.

Gathering all of her nerve and not thinking about it too much, she gripped the gun and pulled it off the velcro, then closed her eyes as she pointed it and pulled the trigger three times.

POP

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