The 6:20 Man
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CHAPTER
44
VALENTINE TURNED TO LOOK AT Devine. “It’s for you, Travis.”
“Thanks.”
Valentine walked off and Stamos looked nervously at him. “Surprised?”
“Yeah, I am. Everything okay?”
“Can we talk?”
He looked around. “Out on the front porch is the most private. I’ve got three roommates.”
“Okay. But what about the people living in the places next to you?”
“They’re empty. Being renovated by the owner.”
“Okay.”
“You want a beer or something?”
“No, I’m good.”
He closed the door behind him, and they sat side by side on the brick steps.
She had on shorts and a sleeveless blouse and sandals. The temperature was still around eighty and humid. She looked at his clothes and said, “Did you just get home?”
“I had a few errands to do after work.”
“Is this a bad time?”
“No, it’s fine. Did you take the train out here?”
“No, I took that Zipcar parked over there. It’s silly to keep a vehicle in the city.”
Devine looked at the green Prius. “Agreed. And you got my address from . . . ?”
She looked embarrassed. “From the personnel office.”
“Didn’t think they gave that info out.”
“They normally don’t. Look, I’m sorry. I just wanted—”
“It’s okay, Jennifer. Fire away.”
He knew why she was here. He just wanted her to know this was not going to go all her way, or easily.
“I spoke with . . . Brad.”
“And he told you that we met?”
“Yes. It seems that everything is resolved.”
“Nothing is resolved.”
She looked startled. “What? But I thought—”