'' you 're letting him win , katie , '' he told her , bending over her , until their noses were practically brushing against each other . '' by doubting yourself , you 're giving that guy power he does n't deserve . '' '' maybe , '' she admitted . '' but i 'm not ready to make another mistake yet . '' '' what makes you so sure i 'm a mistake

ten minutes later , she was standing in front of her first table . an elderly couple sat before her but they had trouble selecting what they wanted . julia pointed at the menu and described each item on the list , exactly as the training video had shown her . the precise reiteration startled julia . she even inhaled and exhaled in exactly the same way the girl had done in the video

'' yes . '' '' identification , please . '' the officer held out his hand expectantly . patrick gave him his uffizi identification card . the man examined it carefully before returning it . his attention shifted to raven . '' and you ? '' she nodded and handed him her identification . the officer looked at the photograph and then he looked at raven

i made my way toward the people lined up at the betting windows . if i saw tony i planned to tackle him before he made a bet , although the security guard was still giving me funny looks . i knew he was giving me funny looks because i kept sneaking peeks at him surreptitiously . i cut that out and focused . i walked from one end of the clubhouse to the other , scanning each individual , but i did n't see
tony