And Then You Die (2008)
And Then You Die
““Esteban?” he whispered.
“Dead.” Her hand tightened on his. “Don't talk.”
“Are––you––all right?”
She nodded jerkily. “Fine assassin you are. Why couldn't you shoot him or something? Did you have to jump between us?”
“He had his finger on the trigger. I was afraid––reflex action.”
“So you let the son of a bitch shoot you.”
“Not––my plan. Everything went wrong. I was waiting for Esteban. No time. He got there just before––you.”
“I told you not to talk. Do you want to die, you stupid man?”
“No.” H...is eyes closed. “No, I want to live.”
“How is he?”
Bess looked up to see Yael standing in the entrance to the waiting room. “Another hospital,” she said wearily. “We've got to stop meeting like this.”
“How is he?”
“He's in X ray right now. They think the bullet missed vital organs, but he's lost some blood.”
“He'll survive. Kaldak's tough.”
“Yes. But he's a thickheaded idiot. He had a gun and he didn't use it.MoreLess
“Dead.” Her hand tightened on his. “Don't talk.”
“Are––you––all right?”
She nodded jerkily. “Fine assassin you are. Why couldn't you shoot him or something? Did you have to jump between us?”
“He had his finger on the trigger. I was afraid––reflex action.”
“So you let the son of a bitch shoot you.”
“Not––my plan. Everything went wrong. I was waiting for Esteban. No time. He got there just before––you.”
“I told you not to talk. Do you want to die, you stupid man?”
“No.” H...is eyes closed. “No, I want to live.”
“How is he?”
Bess looked up to see Yael standing in the entrance to the waiting room. “Another hospital,” she said wearily. “We've got to stop meeting like this.”
“How is he?”
“He's in X ray right now. They think the bullet missed vital organs, but he's lost some blood.”
“He'll survive. Kaldak's tough.”
“Yes. But he's a thickheaded idiot. He had a gun and he didn't use it.MoreLess
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