nick absently reached across the counter for a small glass jar of toothpicks and plucked one out to put in his mouth . he began taking the cell phone apart and shoving each piece into the rice separately . kelly leaned over the counter to rest his chin on his hand . nick glanced at kelly as he shoved the sim card and battery deep into the rice

wilffox , astralan and stellan stood outside my suite . '' reah , we would very much like for you to prepare dinner for our party tomorrow evening , '' wilffox said . '' i 'll be happy to , but i do n't want to offend our host . '' '' as long as he gets what he wants , i do n't believe grish can be offended

'' no , it 's nathan , '' he said , feeling more awkward than any man over the age of twelve should when talking to a girl . '' andrew 's out of town . '' '' i know , '' she said . '' but when i saw the number on the caller id , i thought maybe it was him . '' nathan decided to get off the subject of andrew

a call to conner set the process in motion . '' what 's up , boss ? '' asked his partner . '' thought you 'd be in by now . '' '' dr. holmes is doing the autopsy at 9:00 a.m. on our john doe . i told you i 'd handle this one . '' '' with an ulterior motive , '' laughed
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