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How did you know those men weren’t going to shoot you and try a standoff with the police?” Rebecca asked as she got into Richie’s car. If they decided to fight it out, it might have turned ugly.”
Richie didn’t want to think about it. He started the engine. “Too many questions when my heart’s still in overdrive.”
“Just one then, how did you know I wasn’t still sitting down the street in the Porsche?”
“Maybe I had faith in you,” he answered.
“Blind faith,” she said with a shake of the head.
“Not really.”
He mainly had faith that she’d been watching and listening. In fact, he’d been stunned to hear her voice so close, and that her reaction was so quick. Thank God!
They returned to her apartment. Fortunately, she did have bourbon, and he did need it. His hands were still shaking fro
