he rifles through other drawers and removes a meat-tenderizer hammer and tucks it into the waistband of his pants . '' you guys okay ? '' henri asks . '' yes , '' i say . '' aside from the dagger in my arm , yes , i 'm fine , '' six says . i turn my lights on dimly and look at her
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the women 's perfumes were no better and really did nothing to mask the other smells as a matter of fact , their sick sweetness probably made the others worse . the waitress banged jason 's plate on the table and then slid it to him with her hip . her other hand balanced a tray filled with beer bottles . '' i 'll be back with your soda . '' jason was almost finished the burger by the time she brought the
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'' oh , i 'm sorry to hear that . '' joshua actually did sound sorry but i suspected it was for a different reason . '' no worries . there are plenty of beautiful women out there . i 'm bound to meet another one . '' again , he held my gaze and gave me a quick wink . ethan walked over to chat with other guests that had just arrived and i turned to
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