Rocky Start

Rocky Start

Author: Jennifer Crusie, Bob Mayer Listening Length: 11h 50m
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Think of the movie RED. Retired covert operatives living in a small town in the Smoky Mountains. What could go wrong? From the bestselling authors of Agnes and the Hitman and the Liz Danger series. Rose Malone’s landlord and employer, Ozzie Oswald, just died, and now she has no idea if she has a job or if she and her ...

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CHAPTER 52

T he next morning, I headed for Ecstasy. Rose had fallen back to sleep after waking up with my hands on her—from ecstasy to Ecstasy—and yes, we got a little distracted, but Maggs was on guard now. I passed some blood spatter in the alley from the Russian. The next rain would wipe away all sign of his existence. What was a little blood in an alley? This was Rocky Start.

I exited the alley and noted that Norman’s van was still missing. Hopefully gone for good. The CLOSED sign was facing out at Ecstasy, but Pike was inside, again sitting at the side counter, Coral across from him.

I tried the door and it was unlocked, which made me wonder if I was becoming part of their morning ritual in some way. Coral was wearing the same skin-tight black dress as the first day I’d met her, minus the hat, which was resting on the bakery case for later. She was already prepared for Oz’s celebration that night.