One Night Only (178 page)

“Lik
e
what
?
Lik
e
I
wa
s
arreste
d
fo
r
breakin
g
and entering
?
W
oul
d
tha
t
b
e
seriou
s
enoug
h
fo
r
you
?
I
t
wasn
’
t
funn
y
,
Rob!
”

“Oka
y
,
okay!
”
h
e
said
.
“Look
,
wh
y
don
’
t
yo
u
g
o
hav
e
a
nic
e
lon
g
bat
h
an
d
le
t
m
e
cal
l
a
fe
w
people
.
Fin
d
ou
t
what
w
e
ca
n
d
o
t
o
ni
p
thi
s
i
n
th
e
bu
d
befor
e
i
t
get
s
ou
t
o
f
hand.”
T
es
s
sniffle
d
more
.
A
ho
t
bat
h
sounde
d
s
o
appealing righ
t
no
w
.
Sh
e
wa
s
tire
d
an
d
emotiona
l
an
d
sh
e
fel
t
sick
t
o
th
e
core
.
Th
e
smel
l
o
f
th
e
polic
e
cel
l
wa
s
stil
l
o
n
her
skin
,
th
e
sound
s
o
f
th
e
door
s
bangin
g
behin
d
he
r
wer
e
still
ringin
g
i
n
he
r
ears
.
Sh
e
wante
d
t
o
scru
b
i
t
al
l
awa
y
.
She
fel
t
lik
e
sh
e
ha
d
somethin
g
crawlin
g
insid
e
he
r
an
d
she
neede
d
t
o
mak
e
i
t
stop
.

“Ho
w
ca
n
I
g
o
t
o
wor
k
tomorro
w
feelin
g
lik
e
this?”
sh
e
said
.
“I’
m
worrie
d
sick
.
Th
e
gu
y
i
s
a
well-known asshol
e
–
eve
n
th
e
co
p
sai
d
s
o
–
bu
t
h
e
i
s
als
o
know
n
to b
e
a
troublemake
r
.
I’
m
s
o
scared
,
Rob
.
I
neve
r
wan
t
t
o
see
anothe
r
polic
e
statio
n
i
n
m
y
life!
”

“Leav
e
i
t
wit
h
me,
”
sai
d
Rob
.
“G
o
hav
e
you
r
bath, was
h
awa
y
tha
t
hangove
r
an
d
we’l
l
hav
e
a
n
earl
y
night
.
I
don
’
t
car
e
wh
o
o
r
wha
t
thi
s
gu
y
is
.
H
e
i
s
no
t
goin
g
t
o
ruin you
,
I
ca
n
assur
e
you
.
W
e
wil
l
ge
t
th
e
bes
t
advic
e
o
n
this,
I
promise
.
“

“Thanks
,
babe,
”
sai
d
T
ess
.
“An
d
dinne
r
wa
s
lovel
y
.
I
jus
t
don
’
t
hav
e
a
n
appetit
e
righ
t
no
w
.
G
o
figure.
”

T
es
s
stoo
d
u
p
an
d
trie
d
t
o
muste
r
u
p
th
e
energ
y
t
o
go an
d
ru
n
a
bath
.
Sh
e
ha
d
s
o
muc
h
runnin
g
throug
h
her head
.
Sh
e
wa
s
worrie
d
abou
t
Gina
,
sh
e
wa
s
worrie
d
about Ruth
,
sh
e
wa
s
worrie
d
abou
t
Poll
y
an
d
Jame
s
an
d
what woul
d
becom
e
o
f
them
.
Sh
e
wa
s
worrie
d
abou
t
herself
.

Sh
e
walke
d
int
o
th
e
hallwa
y
an
d
hobble
d
u
p
th
e
stairs
t
o
tr
y
an
d
ge
t
he
r
hea
d
aroun
d
ho
w
everythin
g
ha
d
become
suc
h
a
mess
.

Poll
y
sa
w
th
e
polic
e
arriv
e
a
t
Gina
’
s
doo
r
an
d
he
r
heart jumpe
d
int
o
he
r
mouth
.
Ha
d
T
revo
r
com
e
back
?
Ordering Franki
e
t
o
sta
y
an
d
watc
h
th
e
littl
e
ones
,
sh
e
ra
n
outside,
le
a
vin
g
al
l
thre
e
o
f
the
m
pinne
d
t
o
th
e
living-roo
m
window
wit
h
ope
n
mouths
,
starin
g
a
t
th
e
polic
e
an
d
squa
d
ca
r
.

“Hello?
”
sh
e
calle
d
t
o
th
e
o
fficer
who
was
knocking
on
th
e
fron
t
doo
r
o
f
Gina
’
s
house
.
Anothe
r
wa
s
peerin
g
in throug
h
th
e
fron
t
doo
r
.
“What
’
s
happened
?
I
s
Gin
a
okay?
I
onl
y
lef
t
he
r
a
n
hou
r
ago!
”