Lauren moved away from the fireplace. She came close to him. She put her hand on his arm. She said: “Look, Rene, I want you to do something for me, see? I want you to do me a favour. See if you can find out what the hell’s going on. Go and see Clovis. I got the idea in my head that this thing she’s scared of is something that concerns the lot of us. It’s something so big she’s afraid to talk about it, but I reckon she’s gonna talk to you about it.”
Berg said: “Why should she wanta talk to me?”
Lauren said: “That’s easy. Look, you been with us a coupla years. You were a kid when you came down here. You’ve done more in two years than anybody. You’re as tough as hell, but you’re a nice guy. You’re a killer all right, but you got nice eyes. Another thing,” said Lauren, dropping her voice alm
