Seven
TerinI QUICKLY FOLLOWED Chips out of the building.
“Freeze!” I yelled, wishing I still had my g*n.
Ignoring me, he kept running.
I tried chasing him down the alley, but unfortunately, my early morning shoe choice and the fact that his legs were much longer than mine, made it impossible to catch up. Out of breath, I stopped and walked back to the deli, both my feet and my ego sore. I just knew the fact that I’d blundered the arrest and lost my g*n was going to make me the laughing stock of the office. I’d never hear the end of it, especially since I was a woman. The only thing I had going for me was that I could easily ID the three men from the Devil’s Rangers and I wouldn’t rest until I had Chips, Gomer, and Ronnie in handcuffs.
By the time I returned to the deli, backup had a
