Kissing the Enemy
“Eddie, one of our best, was guarding the door and he drew his gun as soon as he saw me moving in the shadows. “Hey!” he called. “Who is that?”
I stepped into the light. I’d gotten a cab back to my apartment to pick up a gun, and I’d taken a few minutes to wash off the blood and put on a suit and overcoat. I looked like me again.
Eddie balked. His gun wavered. “I thought you were gone!”
I looked him right in the eye. “I’m back. Is Rico inside?”
I stepped forward and he put his ha...nd on his gun. I could see the indecision in his eyes: he’d probably heard all sorts of shit about me in the last twenty-four hours. The poor guy didn’t know what to think or who to respect.
I put my face inches from his. “Eddie,” I said quietly, “I’m walking through that door. You want to shoot me, then shoot me. But know exactly who you’re shooting. I’m the guy who brought you in when you were a skinny kid stealing cars.MoreLess
I stepped into the light. I’d gotten a cab back to my apartment to pick up a gun, and I’d taken a few minutes to wash off the blood and put on a suit and overcoat. I looked like me again.
Eddie balked. His gun wavered. “I thought you were gone!”
I looked him right in the eye. “I’m back. Is Rico inside?”
I stepped forward and he put his ha...nd on his gun. I could see the indecision in his eyes: he’d probably heard all sorts of shit about me in the last twenty-four hours. The poor guy didn’t know what to think or who to respect.
I put my face inches from his. “Eddie,” I said quietly, “I’m walking through that door. You want to shoot me, then shoot me. But know exactly who you’re shooting. I’m the guy who brought you in when you were a skinny kid stealing cars.MoreLess
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