“How’re you feeling about the ramps coming down?”
“It’s time, and my dad would want them going to someone who needs them.It’ll be weird to see the street without them, though.”
“Yeah, it will.”
“Speaking of Ninth, we need to go over there to move our stuff to the third floor.”
“We can make a date night out of it.”
“Gee, doesn’t that sound fun?”
“Haha, but it needs to be done, so why not make it fun?”
“Why not, indeed?Let’s do it this weekend, so Christina and Gonzo can start to move their stuff.”
“I’ll set it up with Brant for Saturday night.Woo-hoo, big night out with my best girl.”
“Doesn’t take much to excite you.”
“Getting out of here—with you—excites me.”
Jeannie McBride came to the office door and pretended to knock.
Sam waved her in.“Me, too.I’ve got to run.I’ll be home soon.”
“Can’t wait.Love you.”
“Love you, too.”
Chapter Thirty-Three
“Just a little call with your POTUS hubby?”
“Nah, that was my side piece.”
Jeannie laughed as she took a seat.“As if you’d ever cheat on the man who’s so wild about you thatSNLmocks the two of you.”
“Cringe.I can’t even think aboutSNLwithout wanting to run away.”
“It’s become my favorite show.”
“You can’t say that and be my friend, too.”
“Whoops.”
“What’s up, Deputy Chief McBride?And yes, I still get a kick out of saying that.”
“And I still get a kick out of hearing it.I wanted to check in to see how you’re doing.It’s been a rough day around here.”
“You’d think I’d be used to the rough days after all this time.And yet…”
“This one is extra awful.Those crosshairs… My God.”
“Yeah, that was the part that got to me, too, as they knew it would.And what happened to Archie’s girlfriend… It’s beyond horrible.”
“How’s she doing?”
“A little better.She recognized Offenbach as the one who attacked her when she saw his picture on the news.”
