I Let Him Finish Laughing First

in.”

I almost laughed.

Instead I said, “I know.”

The Men By the Door

The three men at the ballroom entrance moved when I gave the signal.

Not running. They didn’t need to.

Just direct.

One to Preston. One to Lenora. One toward Preston’s uncle Gene, who had been trying very hard all evening to look decorative and uninvolved.

He failed.

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