By Ihket
Missing Scene and Epilogue for Second Chance.
Special thanks to Gina, my beautiful and talented beta. Thanks to Kira
for suggesting I write a missing scene to Second Chance. To Gina, again
for being my best
friend and sister in everything but blood. Love you, my friend.
Spoilers for "Second Chance" and "Love and Guns."
This story is considered AU simply to the extent that in the context
of this tale "Fool Me Twice" will NEVER happen.
Chapter one.
Blair Sandburg was feeling pretty short on knowledge, as he lay prone
on the deck of the boat. In fact he could honestly claim to know only three
things. One he was
cold, two it was raining and three he had the mother of all headaches.
That was the beginning middle and end of his world and it was fairly well
pissing him off.
A broader spectrum of awareness had begun to creep up on him as his
body reacted to the cold rain that was slowly soaking through his clothing.
Each shiver
punctuated the throbbing that began in his left temple and traveled
a grinding course throughout the rest of his head. His brain had managed
to form a coherent
command through the agony within his skull, he had to get out of the
rain. With a monumental effort he forced his eyes open and pushed himself
to his knees. He sat
panting for a moment as the world around him folded and twirled with
dizzying speed. “Bad Idea.” He mumbled as he fell face first onto the deck
oblivious to the arm
that wrapped around his chest and saved him a broken nose.
“Easy there, Chief.” Jim said as he gently lowered his partner to the
deck and carefully rolled him onto his back. He winced in sympathy as he
checked out the long
bloody gash just above his friend’s left eye. He had only the time
to make sure Blair was alive when he rushed through earlier chasing after
Rivero, now he allowed
himself to relax slightly as he confirmed that Blair’s heartbeat was
strong and his breathing was normal. In the distance he heard the wail
of approaching sirens. The
cavalry had arrived. “Better late than never, huh Chief?”
“A day late and a dollar short.” Blair mumbled in response, cracking open one eye to look at his friend. “You okay?”
“I’m not the one flat on his back, Sandburg.” Jim answered with mock gruffness. “What have I told you about sleeping on the Job?”
“Talk to the guy who pistol whipped me.” Blair closed his eyes again and let out a small groan as he tried to sit up. “Oh man, I wish the world would stop moving.”
“Take it easy, Buddy.” The Sentinel helped the younger man into a sitting
position, keeping one arm around Blair’s shoulders as his partner leaned
against his chest.
“You doin’ okay?”
Blair nodded and regretted it as the pain in his head flared again.
“Maybe.” He swallowed convulsively, willing away the nausea that was pounding
away at his
stomach. Throwing up on Jim was pretty low on the list of things he
wanted to do at that moment. He became aware that the older man was still
holding him pretty
close and had started rubbing his arm. While Blair appreciated the
comforting gesture, his muddled brain concluded that this behavior was
somewhat out of character
for Jim. “Uh, Jim I think I can get up now. Uh you wouldn’t want people
to get the wrong idea.” He joked weakly.
Jim only tightened his hold on the younger man. “Indulge me, Chief.”
He said gently. “Finding you bloody and unconscious after you were taken
hostage didn’t do
wonders for my nerves. Let me just be glad that you’re okay for a minute
and then we can go back to being macho hard ass men.”
Blair looked up at the detective, wondering if he weren’t the only one
who’d sustained a blow to the head. He saw the seriousness in Jim’s eyes
and decided to let
the matter drop. “Okay, Jim.”
Several minutes later, the area was crawling with officers and paramedics.
Jim surrendered his partner to the care of a team they both knew personally
and went to
help with the clean up of the scene. Three hours later he and Blair
were finally home.
“I think we’ll order out.” Jim said as he hung his sodden coat on the wall peg. “You feel up to Chinese?”
“Yeah sure, Jim.” Blair sighed. “Look man I’m just going to take a shower.”
“Okay, Chief.” Jim tried inconspicuously to study his partner, not that
he thought Blair would be oblivious to the fact that he was worried as
hell about him, but the
attempt at nonchalance made Jim feel better. He had noticed that Blair
had been favoring his upper right side and wondered if his friend hadn’t
taken a body shot as
well.
“I’ll be out in a few minutes, you look like you could use a shower
too.” Blair favored Jim with a cheeky grin and headed toward the bathroom.
Once the door was
closed he sagged against the wall. He was beyond tired, his body hurt,
his head hurt and the rope burns around his wrists were painful in their
own special way. It
bothered Blair that he could tell the difference between rope burn
and rug burn. He’d had enough experience with both, oddly he was proud
of neither. He gingerly
undressed and studied the spectacular bruise forming along his ribcage,
it was almost as impressive as the bruise taking over the left side of
his head. “God, I’ve had
a shit day” he thought morosely. All he really wanted was to take a
shower, down about forty-six ibuprofen and sleep until Thanksgiving. He
knew he would get the
shower and three ibuprofen, the sleeping part was anyone’s guess.
In the living room Jim paced angrily, trying to gain control over the
rage that had been building within since he found out Maya had been involved
in the scam from the
beginning. “How dare she do that? How dare they let her go! She was
responsible for the deaths of two good cops!” He seethed to himself. This
was not going to
happen, Maya Curasco had proven to him that the apple does not fall
far from the tree and she deserved to be held responsible for her crimes.
Jim picked up the
phone and dialed. “Beverly? Sorry to wake you but I need a favor.”
Chapter two.
Blair tossed restlessly in his sleep, occassionally a soft cry of distress
broke the silence of the loft. Outside his bedroom door Jim listened, the
need to protect, to
comfort was overwhelming him. Nightmares were nothing new to the walls
of the loft, they had been a pretty regular occourance even before Blair
had moved in. The
only difference was now two voices cried in the darkness.
“Why?”
The question was voiced with such anguish and raw hurt that Jim could
no longer stand it and he opened the door, stopping in the doorway for
a moment and
studying the face of his sleeping guide. It angered him, Blair needed
a kind sleep and he was being denied it because of the thoughtless actions
of one woman. One
woman who had managed to hurt Blair in ways a person should never know
not once, but twice. In that instant he understood the emotion that had
been clawing at
him after witnessing his injured partner comfort her before she had
been led away. He hated her. He had told Blair he would get over it. Blair
might, Jim doubted he
ever would.
Blair turned violently to his right side and cried out again, this time
his voice was full of pain. Jim was at his side before he was aware he’d
moved. He lay a hand on
his partner’s shoulder and gently tried to rouse the younger man. The
reaction he received was shocking, Blair grabbed him by the collar as his
eyes shot open “You
had no right!” he shouted as he shook Jim. “You had no right!”
“Blair!” Jim grabbed the younger man’s hands to still him. He looked into Blair’s eyes and knew his partner was still caught up in his nightmare. “Wake up, Chief!”
Blair relaxed turning pain filled eyes to his companion. “I’m sorry
I lied to you,” he whispered brokenly, “but you had no right to do this
to me.” He lay back on his
bed and turned his back to Jim, unaware it was Jim he had spoken to.
Jim sat in silence for several minutes staring at his partners sleeping
form. He rested a hand on the younger man’s shoulder and gave a gentle
squeeze, “I’m sorry, I’m
sorry she got to you again.” He whispered as he stood, giving one more
look to his guide he took up his position outside the door once again.
Morning sunlight filtered through his one window and warmed Blair’s
face, he shifted fitfully under his blanket and let out a quiet groan as
his bruised side protested.
He was fully awake now and none too happy about it. “Damnit!” he muttered
under his breath and pressed his face into his pillow, not only did his
ribs hurt but his
head felt like it was going to come right off his neck and at that
moment he found himself wishing it would. He levered himself out of bed
and pulled on a pair of sweat
pants, Blair could hear Jim working in the kitchen and smiled to himself.
There were certain constants in the universe and one of them was that the
morning after a
truly bad day Jim Ellison would make Blair Sandburg breakfast. “Thanks
Jim.” He said softly as he made his way to the bathroom.
In the kitchen Jim smiled as he sliced a pear, “Your welcome.”
The shrill ringing of the phone interrupted Jim’s thoughts. “Ellison!”
“Do you know how I spent my evening, night and morning?” Simon’s gruff voice filtered over the line.
Jim couldn’t help but smile. “I take it the real Fed’s were not happy about ‘Uncle Gustavo’s’ disappearing act?”
“You have a talent for understatement, Jim.” Simon huffed. “And stop grinning like an idiot!”
“Developing a little extra sensory awareness of your own, Simon?”
“Shut up Jim, I am not the Captain you want to piss off this morning.”
Jim could almost see his captain rubbing the bridge of his nose. “Look
I called for two reasons.
First off how is the kid?”
“Sore.” Jim answered honestly. “He had a rough night.”
“I’m not surprised. Look Jim I need both you and Blair to come to the
station and give statements. I know you gave brief statements last night,
but the situation has
changed. The DA is going after Maya as well, not that I find that surprising
but we need Blair’s statement especially. It would seem that Maya all but
confessed to
him and Beverly wants to see him A.S.A.P.”
“Okay Simon.”
There was a long pause on the other end of the line. “I at least expected some kind of argument about how the kid needed to take it easy.”
“He does, but…” Jim hesitated. “I called Beverly last night Simon. I am the one who asked her to personally take the case. I knew she’d go after Maya as well.”
“Jesus Jim! Why?”
“Two cops are dead because of her! Blair was kidnapped and almost killed
because of her! She staged her own kidnapping and mugging!” Jim snapped.
“Why the
hell shouldn't she be prosecuted?”
“They’re charging Maya?” Blair’s voice caught Jim off guard.
“Shit!” Jim muttered. “Look Simon, I have to go. We’ll be at the DA’s office in an hour.”
“You didn’t discuss this with him did you?”
“Got it in one, Simon.” Jim hung up the phone and prepared himself to face a very angry Sandburg.
“Jim, they’re charging Maya?” Blair stepped closer as Jim turned to face him.
“Yes.”
“Because you called Beverly?”
“Probably yes.” Jim studied his partner’s face looking for the anger he was sure would be there, but Blair had placed an unreadable mask upon his features.
“Tell me why?” Blair’s voice was controlled, even and gave away no emotion. “The real reasons. Tell me why?”
The Sentinel was unnerved by this version of his guide. Jim had expected
Blair to be furious, he knew how much the younger man cared about Maya.
He had not
expected Blair to be calm to the point of coldness. “She deserves to
be held accountable for her crimes.”
“You’re right. She does.” He turned back toward his room. “I’ll get dressed and we’ll go talk to Beverly.”
Jim watched the retreating back of his partner in stunned silence. Blair’s response set off every warning bell he had, this was wrong, desperately wrong.
Chapter Three.
“Thank you for coming.” Beverly Sanchez motioned for the two men to sit down frowning at Blair with concern. “How are you feeling, Blair?”
“I’ve been better.” he answered flatly. “Could we just forgo the niceties and get on with this. I really am not feeling very well.”
“Of Course.” She sat opposite the conference table from her witness. “Blair I want you to tell me what happened from the time you left the Andes Café.”
Blair shifted in his chair and leaned forward placing his arms on the
table. “I was upset about Gustavo telling us that Maya helped orchestrate
the kidnapping and I
needed a little space so I walked over to the truck. I wasn’t paying
attention when Rivero’s car drove up, he and his goons got out and put
a gun in my face. I don’t
remember much of what was said, I was very focused on the gun. Next
thing I know, I am in a car with a gun to my ribs driving away. I tried
talking to Francisco,
telling him it wasn’t going to work, all I got for my trouble was my
head slammed into the door frame after he told one of his goons to shut
me up.” Jim winced, he
hadn’t known about that. He stared at his partner as he continued with
his dispassionate recount of events “ I don’t remember anything until I
came to in the engine
room of his boat. Not too long after Maya came down with some water.
I told her I knew about her and Francisco, she didn’t bother denying it,
she just said that as
soon as they got the codes Francisco would let me go. I told her I
seriously doubted that. I told her he would kill me, her too, like he killed
the officers at the safe
house. She accused me of lying to her and stormed out of the engine
room.” Blair paused and for the first time since he’d found Blair on the
deck of the boat, Jim
saw some emotion in the younger man’s face. Blair was angry and his
voice shook as he continued. “She came back a little while later, told
me I was right about
Francisco and untied me. When we got up on deck Rivero was there with
a gun and he took Maya and Left one of his men to guard me. The guy holding
the gun
was distracted by a gunshot and I tried to get the gun, I know it was
stupid, but at the time…anyway it didn’t work. The guy hit me in the ribs
and then hit me in the
head with the butt of his gun. I don’t remember anything else until
I came to on the deck.”
“Did Maya tell you directly that she was involved in the kidnapping scheme?” Sanchez asked.
“When I told her I knew, she said Look everything is gonna be alright.
As soon as Francisco gets the codes, he’ll let you go. I would say that
makes the answer yes.”
Blair’s jaw clenched. “She knew what was going on and she was involved.”
Beverly clarified a few more details and an hour later they were on
their way back to the station. The stony silence that had permeated the
truck on the way to the
DA’s office was still in full force. Jim decided that it was time to
end it. “Do you want to talk about it?”
Blair let out a short humorless laugh. “What’s there to talk about?
How I let my self get kidnapped? How Maya managed to shred my heart for
the second time in
less than a year? How about we talk about the fact that she was perfectly
content with my being a hostage? Or maybe we can talk about how she could
think I
would make up the deaths of two police officers?” Jim had pulled over
to this side of the road as Blair continued to vent his anger. “Let’s talk
about how Miss Holier
than thou, had no reservations what so ever about breaking the law
in a dozen different ways just to get her hands on Daddy’s money! How she
had no problem
lying to me and to you and everyone else, but God forbid
someone lies to her!” Blair was shouting now. “How dare she? How fucking
dare she?” He punctuated every last word by driving his fist into the door
of the truck.
“Chief! Chief!” Jim tried to keep the younger man from breaking his hand. “Blair!”
“What!” Blair turned on him. “You're the one who wanted to talk!” With that he threw open the door to the truck and started running.
Jim sat in the truck, shocked at the extent of his friend’s anger, for
a moment before getting out himself and giving chase to his fleeing partner.
He was within an arms
length when Blair stumbled on some loose gravel on the side of the
road. Jim reached out in a desperate attempt to grab the younger man but
came up with only air
and watched helplessly as Blair tumbled down the steep embankment coming
to rest on the side of the road below. “Sandburg!” Jim shouted as he frantically
slid
down the slope after his partner. “Blair!” He dropped to his knees
beside his guide. Blair was shaking violently, his bloodied fingers clawing
weakly at the gravel
beside him. His breath was coming in harsh grunting gasps as he turned
his head to Jim. The Sentinel almost lost himself in the myriad of bloody
scrapes covering
Blair’s face and the wide disbelieving eyes meeting his own.
“I fell.” The younger man whispered as his eyes rolled back in his head and his body stilled.
Jim pulled his cell phone from his pocket with one hand while checking
his partner’s pulse with the other. Finding what he needed to find, that
Blair was indeed alive,
he placed his call to 911.
Chapter Four.
Jim hated the ER waiting room. It was too noisy, too crowded and he
spent too much time in it. This particular trip he’d been waiting for almost
three hours. Jim
stood up to pace again, wondering how Blair was, worrying about Blair’s
condition, stressing about Blair’s anger and generally being miserable.
He was so focused on his overall misery he didn’t hear the doctor call for him. Jim was startled when Dr Sayer placed a hand on his shoulder.
“Jim?” Her face was lined with concern.
“I’m sorry, doctor.” Jim’s voice was rough. “How is he?”
“He is going to be fine.” She smiled at him. “But he’s going to be staying with us for a few days. Let’s sit down.”
Jim dutifully followed the older woman to a relatively deserted part of the waiting room. “How bad?”
“Not great.” She answered honestly. “He’s taken three pretty serious
blows to the head in twenty four hours. He should have come in last night
for the first two, but I
know he refused. He has a serious concussion. He will recover and there
is no sign of neurological damage, he’s been conscious and coherent, but
I have to tell you
Jim that’s simply by the grace of God. There are only so many times
you can bounce your brain around the inside of your skull before you really
damage something.
His head trauma is my main concern right now, the rest of him is pretty
much a mess of bruises and scrapes. He’s torn up the tendons in his right
knee and badly
sprained that ankle as well. I’ve called down an orthopedic surgeon
to consult, but I hope surgery won’t be necessary.”
“Jesus.” Jim swore.
Dr Sayer nodded. “It’s pretty bad, he’s going to be in a great deal
of pain for a while, he won’t be able to move around well for a month or
so. It’s not going to be
pleasant for him especially for the first few weeks. I know how he
hates to be dependent but he will be for a while. The good news is he’s
avoided serious back and
neck injuries. Everything will heal, but it’s going to be a while and
it’s going to be very difficult for him while it does.”
“How long will he have to stay?”
“At least three days, longer if he needs surgery on his knee.”
Jim rubbed the bridge of his nose wearily. “He won’t be happy about it.”
“He’s already expressed his displeasure.” Dr. Sayer chuckled. “But the
pain he’s feeling tempered his protests a little. He said something about
not biting the hand
that gives him the good drugs.”
Jim smiled slightly. “When can I see him?”
“Room 504. He wants to see you too, said you wouldn’t listen to me if
I told you to go home, so he’d better do it himself.” She smiled at him
as she directed him to
the elevator. “Go see him and then go home. You look like hell Detective.”
“Thank you.”
The older woman gave him a gentle shove toward the elevator. “You’re welcome. Now go! I don’t want to find you up there when I do my rounds!”
Chapter Five.
Jim stood at the door to his partner’s hospital room, watching the still figure on the bed.
“You can come in you know. I won’t bite.” Blair’s weary voice rose to meet his ears.
“I thought you were sleeping.” Jim crossed to the chair beside Blair’s bed and sat down.
“Can’t seem to get there you know?” he favored the Sentinel with a shaky smile. “I’m sorry about loosing it-.”
“You have nothing to apologize for, Chief. I don’t blame you for being angry.”
“Angry doesn’t come close, Jim.” Blair sighed and winced as his ribs protested. “Neither do furious, livid or enraged. I don’t know how to deal with this.”
“Time.”
“Not what I want to hear big guy.” He frowned. “I don’t want to feel this way, I want it fixed now!”
“Easy there, Chief.” Jim captured his partner’s hand. “I know that.
I wish I could make it better, but the only thing that will is time. I’m
beyond angry myself. I thought
getting Beverly to nail Maya would make me feel better, but I don’t.
None of that changes what she did, it still happened and we still have
to deal with it. I am just so
damn sorry about all of this I can’t begin to tell you.”
“You didn’t do anything wrong, Jim.”
“There were several things I could have handled better, but that’s not
the point. I am sorry because it happened. I’m sorry about this.” He gestured
around the
hospital room. “I am sorry I pushed you.”
“This is so not your fault Jim.” Blair interrupted. “He’ll I don’t even
think I can blame my self for this one. I slipped, I fell. Shit happens,
another punchline to the great
cosmic joke.”
“You’re handling this well.”
Blair shook his head. “Not really, I’m screaming on the inside, I just don’t have the energy to scream on the outside as well.”
“Get some sleep, Chief.” Jim pulled his chair closer to the bed. “I’m here if you need me.”
“I was all set to tell you to go home, but…I really need you to stay.”
“Then I’ll stay.”
Blair’s eyes filled. “Woah, emotions are way to close to the surface right now!” he said as he wiped away the tears that insisted on falling.
“It’s okay.” Jim said gently.
“Thanks. I am going to apologize in advance for the next few weeks.
I don’t plan on being a complete bastard, but I think it’s inevitable that
I am going to have some
real bad days.” He looked at Jim. “This really sucks.”
“Well said.” He chuckled. “You’re forgiven in advance, now get some sleep.”
Blair needed no more convincing as his eyes drifted shut and Jim listened as his breathing evened out into the soothing rhythm of sleep.
Chapter Six
“She wants to what??” Jim roared across the desk to his captain. “Forget
it, Simon. There is no way I am letting that walking disaster anywhere
near
my partner again! Don’t you think she’s already done enough damage?”
Simon listened patiently as Jim ranted, wondering if the detective was
going to leave a fist sized impression on the top of his desk. “Jim.” He
said calmly. “I
understand your reservations, but don’t you think it should be Blair’s
decision?”
“No.” Jim said sullenly.
“Jim.”
“What do you want me to say?” Jim stood and started pacing. “Blair’s only been out of the hospital a week, he’s still not very mobile-.”
“Bullshit Ellison, even on the crutches the kid can out maneuver both of us.” The police Captain countered.
“If you’re going to play ‘Devil’s Advocate’ why’d you ask me in the first place?” Jim fumed.
Simon stood up and crossed to his subordinate. “I don’t recall asking
you, detective. I was giving you a heads up, letting you know what she
wanted before I called
your partner!” He was now nose to nose with the Sentinel. “Blair is
an adult, Blair is capable of making his own decisions and quite frankly
trying to protect him now
is a little late don’t you think?”
“That’s nor fair, Simon.” Jim ground out through clenched teeth, his anger fully evident.
“It’s perfectly fair!” Simon snapped. “You were the one who got the
kid involved with her in the first place, you do remember that don’t you?
Asking the
observer to play nice with the gun runners daughter so we could
get information?”
A quiet rage was building in Jim’s eyes as he answered his boss’s accusation.
“I remember it quite well, and I don’t seem to recall your strenuous objections
at the
time!”
“You’re right, Jim, I didn’t object. That does not make what WE did
right! Not only did the kid get pummeled, but he got his heart stomped
on as well. We never
should have put him in that position, he wasn’t prepared for it and
he certainly wasn’t trained for it!” Simon shouted. “The difference between
you and I is that I
know I fucked up, do you?”
“With all due respect sir, I don’t have to answer that!” Jim took a step toward the door.
“I don’t recall dismissing you detective.” Jim stopped with his back to Simon. “Blair will decide if he wants to see Miss Curasco is that clear?”
“Yes sir!” The Sentinel hissed. “Can I go now?”
“Don’t slam the door.” Simon watched as his best detective calmly closed
the door and then he sank down in his chair, muttering to himself, “That
could have gone
better.”
Chapter Seven.
“You sure you want to do this, Chief?” Jim asked as they pulled into the parking garage.
Blair sighed and pulled at the corner of his red flannel shirt. “Not really, but I need to, I think.”
“Just say the word and we’ll go home.”
“Oh no,” Blair grinned, “you are not getting out of apologizing to Simon that easily. Either way, Jim, we’re here and you have a bridge to rebuild.”
“Damnit!” Jim grumbled. “Still you don’t have to do this.”
“Yeah I do. I have to for me more than anything.” He smiled slightly,
“You were right about time though, I’m still angry and hurt but I’m no
longer wishing she ends
up with a very lonely cellmate named Big Bertha.”
Jim laughed, “That’s progress!” He gave his partner’s shoulder a reassuring squeeze, “Okay, let’s go and when we’re done how about Pizza?”
“Works for me.”
Jim stood behind his partner as he stopped infront of the interrogation room. “Are you sure you want to do this?”
Blair nodded. “Yeah.”
“I’ll be right here if you need me.”
“You gonna listen?” Blair saw his sentinel wince. “No, I didn’t mean that I thought you would, I um it’s okay if you do.”
Jim forced a smile, “If you start yelling half the department’s gonna hear.”
“I’m not going to yell…I don’t think I will anyway.” Blair paused. “Look I’m gonna go in now. You can stay or you can go talk to Simon. I’ll be okay.”
“Alright, Chief.” Jim watched his partner go. “Simon can wait.” He whispered.
Chapter Eight.
“I didn’t know if you’d come.” Maya said softly.
Blair stood across the room from her, leaning against the wall with his arms folded; he faced Maya with a cool stare. “I’m not sure why I did.”
“You’re angry.” Her lightly accented voice was full of hurt.
“Can you blame me?” Blair stayed in place, merely raising an eyebrow in question.
“Then you can never forgive me?”
“Probably not.” He said coolly. “You did more than lie to me, you let
Francisco keep me hostage, you not only endangered my life, but also the
lives of your uncle
and MY partner. You were indirectly responsible for the deaths of two
police officers, two men who were protecting you! You shouldn’t
be asking my
forgiveness, you should be begging the wives and children of
those men to forgive you!”
“Aye Blair, I didn’t know!” Her eyes filled with tears.
“It doesn’t matter if you knew Francisco would kill them. You were still
responsible, you staged all of it from the beginning. You knew what you
were doing, you
knew it was wrong and you did it anyway!” Blair hissed. “Two good Cops
are dead along with too many others because you wanted your fathers money!”
“I wanted to give that money back to the people!” Maya shouted angrily.
“I don’t care!” Blair shouted back. “It was blood money to begin with and you just, God Maya you don’t even see it do you? All you did was add more blood!”
“I didn’t know.” She sobbed brokenly.
“I somehow doubt that.”
Maya’s head shot up and the brown eyes that had moments ago been so vulnerable and full of sorrow hardened. “You think I am lying?”
“It wouldn’t be the first time.” Blair’s voice had a hard edge to it.
The Hispanic woman stared at him for a minute before the corners of her mouth twitched upward in a feral grin. “Soy hija de mi papa.”
“Una serpiente en la hierba.” Blair whispered as he turned and left the room.
On the other side of the glass Simon looked at Jim and asked. “What did they say?”
Jim sighed heavily. “Maya said ‘I am my fathers daughter’ and Blair
agreed with her. He called her ‘a serpent in the grass’.”
The end.
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