None of them have brought it up before, and I don’t plan to either.“I know this is a late meeting, but unfortunate circumstances call for it,” M...ke starts. “I will be resigning from my position and moving out of state, effective immediately. Before you ask, I have a very sick relative I will be caring for, and I don’t wish to go into detail.” He looks at the group. “Any questions?”“First, I want to wish you well, but yes, one question,” one of the guys says. “Any idea who will be replacing your. ” “Oh,” I said in half genuine and half mock surprise before spinning on my bar stool to check the identity of my alcohol donor. He didn’t even so much as smile from behind his sunglasses and the tall coat collar that shadowed his face. He seemed to just be staring right at me. That’s creepy, I thought to myself, but be nice Audrey. He’s just showing his strange appreciation for a sexy American college student. I raised the glass to him and smiled before taking a generous sip. . Blakemore was slouched down in a swivel chair behind his desk, his head thrown back, face toward the ceiling. The right side of his face and shoulder was covered with dried blood. A dime-sized spot of blood stood out in the middle of his chest. “Took one in the temple up close, flash burns. Muzzle must’ve been almost touching. .38 maybe. The one in the chest, near the heart, was farther away, six or seven feet.” Andersen, a big, broad-shouldered Swede, was chewing on a toothpick as he moved. Deana realized Cindy was holding the shorts and Victoria Secret bag she and Evan had abandoned yesterday on the porch. It was clear evidence of their nefarious behavior, but Cindy pushed that concern aside with a casual warning to be more careful. Deana panicked, thinking her cousin saw her and Evan in Gloria's bed. Cindy set her at ease again. That was when Cindy kissed her. It must have been the same kind of kiss the nineteen-year-old race car driver had used to get Candy into the bathroom.