49 - Miscalculations

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Puck and Laurence were already arguing from the moment they got out of their cars and looked at each other's silhouettes in the darkness. Eden had suspected they would; without Jimmy's mediating influence, it was only a matter of time before another one of the trio died. She had to wonder which one had shot Jimmy, though - if she had to put money on someone, she was leaning toward Puck who was the angrier one. It stood to reason that he had finally exploded at the "peacemaker's" attempt to straddle the line one too many times, especially in the wake of Cristian's death. This wasn't a time to sit on the fence, after all. Eden could understand how a man could let his emotions rule him in these stressful times. She sympathized. Really. "Make yourselves comfortable," she said with a smile. M

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