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"Hey guys," she says, sauntering toward us "Anyone hungry? I have leftovers" She holds out the pizza box and keeps the srabbing the box out of her hands "Hell yeah," he says, taking a slice He hands the box to rab one, too I hand the box to Asa just as Sloan takes a seat on the lawn chair with him She leans in to kiss hiet this?" he asks, closing the lid to read the top of it She shrugs, careful not to look at me at all "Some Italian place One of rabbed lunch"

"Alone?" he asks, setting the box on the concrete next to him

She smiles "Yeah I'rabs a slice "Taste it," she says, handing it to hiht it horabs the slice of pizza out of her hands and drops it back onto the box He leans forward and grabs Sloan by the hand, pulling her to hirabs the back of her head and kisses her

I look away I have to

Asa stands up with Sloan still wrapped around him I can see him out of the corner ofher neck He walks toward the house and I look up, just as she glances at me from over his shoulder She watches h the back door and into the house; more than likely all the way up to his bed

I lean back in h oing on in that house?

"I e could bust his ass today," I say to Dalton

"I don't like the way she looks at you," Dalton says with aat the back door "She's trouble"

I pick up the box of pizza and grab another slice "Jealous?" I laugh, trying to appear nonchalant about his coenerous than Asa"

Dalton laughs and shakes his head "These people are so fucked up"

Not all of them

"I think we could use her," Dalton adds I look over at hi

"Use her how?"

"She's into you," he says, sitting straight up in his seat "You have to use that to your advantage Get close to her She probably knows more about the people Asa works with than we'll ever be able to find out froet her involved "I don't think that's a good idea"

Dalton stands up and says, "Bullshit This is perfect That girl is the break we've been waiting for in this case" He starts dialing a nu wo to hiether

It's just not so to do