City of War
““You know, ever since I met you, I’ve been trying to figure you out.”
“How’s it coming?”
“It only took half an hour on the Internet to get the broad strokes, but that’s just packaging. I’ve spent half my life around rich men, and you’re not like any of them.”
“They tell me I’m a better swimmer.”
She ignored me. “As a breed, people with big money are arrogant, thin-skinned and lost in any conversation that isn’t about how incredible they are. But for all the vibe you give off, you could be a plu...mber.”
“Talk about rich.”
“Knock it off, will you. This is important to me.”
I concentrated on driving, and she continued. “Before that guy came aboard the Sanrevelle, Jimmy Buffalo told me you saved his life. By stopping him from killing somebody.”
I hesitated, then said, “That’s probably right.”
“What happened?”
“It’s not that interesting.”
“Humor me.”
I took a breath. “When Jimmy moved out to California, he needed transportation.MoreLess
“How’s it coming?”
“It only took half an hour on the Internet to get the broad strokes, but that’s just packaging. I’ve spent half my life around rich men, and you’re not like any of them.”
“They tell me I’m a better swimmer.”
She ignored me. “As a breed, people with big money are arrogant, thin-skinned and lost in any conversation that isn’t about how incredible they are. But for all the vibe you give off, you could be a plu...mber.”
“Talk about rich.”
“Knock it off, will you. This is important to me.”
I concentrated on driving, and she continued. “Before that guy came aboard the Sanrevelle, Jimmy Buffalo told me you saved his life. By stopping him from killing somebody.”
I hesitated, then said, “That’s probably right.”
“What happened?”
“It’s not that interesting.”
“Humor me.”
I took a breath. “When Jimmy moved out to California, he needed transportation.MoreLess
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