Play Nice
“Around dawn, Dade pulled into the parking lot of a Denny’s where they ate breakfast and walked Lenny around the back of the building to do his business. Anya fed him a bottle of water, then walked him up and down the block to stretch his legs.
Dade leaned against the car, watching her. With his good arm, he pulled his cell from his back pocket and dialed. His contact answered on the third ring.
“The job done?” was his clipped greeting.
“No,” Dade said.
There was a pause. “When?”
“I need to spea...k to our employer,” Dade countered.
“You know that’s not possible.”
“He better make it possible. There’s been a change of plans.”
Dade could feel the man on the other end tense. “What kind of change?”
Dade took a deep breath. He’d never done this before, and he wasn’t entirely sure it was the right thing to do now.
“I’m not finishing the job.”
The silence on the other end did nothing to reassure him.
“Did you hear me?” Dade asked.
The man’s voice came slowly, deliberately.MoreLess
Dade leaned against the car, watching her. With his good arm, he pulled his cell from his back pocket and dialed. His contact answered on the third ring.
“The job done?” was his clipped greeting.
“No,” Dade said.
There was a pause. “When?”
“I need to spea...k to our employer,” Dade countered.
“You know that’s not possible.”
“He better make it possible. There’s been a change of plans.”
Dade could feel the man on the other end tense. “What kind of change?”
Dade took a deep breath. He’d never done this before, and he wasn’t entirely sure it was the right thing to do now.
“I’m not finishing the job.”
The silence on the other end did nothing to reassure him.
“Did you hear me?” Dade asked.
The man’s voice came slowly, deliberately.MoreLess
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