Real Tigers
“As River eased out of the car he felt his stomach muscles complaining, and before he was fully upright had reached into his jeans for the painkillers Louisa had given him. Four left. He popped them from their plastic sheath and dry swallowed. The last one stuck in his throat, which would keep him entertained for the next minute or so.
Louisa shut the door on the driver’s side. “I think we were followed.”
“Yeah?”
“It was keeping back, three cars behind. And disappeared for a stretch.... But it was there.”
River nodded, though he wasn’t convinced. That kind of tail sounded professional, and if it was professional, he didn’t think Louisa would have spotted it. But voicing that opinion might be dangerous, and his testicles hadn’t fully recovered yet. “You should have said.”
“Yeah, well, I wasn’t entirely sure.” She threw him a look which was a barely disguised challenge.MoreLess
Louisa shut the door on the driver’s side. “I think we were followed.”
“Yeah?”
“It was keeping back, three cars behind. And disappeared for a stretch.... But it was there.”
River nodded, though he wasn’t convinced. That kind of tail sounded professional, and if it was professional, he didn’t think Louisa would have spotted it. But voicing that opinion might be dangerous, and his testicles hadn’t fully recovered yet. “You should have said.”
“Yeah, well, I wasn’t entirely sure.” She threw him a look which was a barely disguised challenge.MoreLess
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