 not like they sent you any money. You got nothing out of the deal. They did. If nothing else, you might get some idea as to how long you have until they grab her. If they're doing it today, then we'll have to move fast. But if they're not going to move on this for a month, you can be a little bit more methodical."

He was right. It couldn't hurt to ask them the question. It's not like they'd be able to do anything if they didn't like me asking.

"I'll do it. You're right. I have nothing to lose by asking."

"You're right I'm right. You should –" Darius stopped midsentence and suddenly pulled me toward him, spun me around, and pushed me into the brick wall which had been behind him. Darius was right in front of me, his nose mere inches from mine, his arms boxing me in.

"What do you think you're doing?" I asked, suddenly feeling both angry and confused at the same time.

"Building entrance. Mafia thugs. No, don't look!" Darius ordered, looking very stressed.

"How am I supposed to see anything if I don't look?" I asked, trying to figure out if he was joking or not. I didn't think Darius would joke about something like this, but he did have a weird sense of humor at times.

Darius huffed. "Look, but don't be obvious."

I wanted to smack him upside the head, but I didn't. Instead, I lifted my free hand and threaded it though his hair, pushing it out of his face as a lover would. Giving it a tiny yank, I said, "I am the queen of subtle."

My hand still playing in his hair, I lazily turned my head so I was looking toward his building. Past the busy professionals and the kids on hoverboards, I saw three very large, very thuggish looking men talking to the doorman. They looked like extras for the famous mafia melodrama on tv everyone was infatuated with and couldn't get enough of. You'd think having a real mafia presence in real life would be enough for these people, but evidently not because the drama 'The Chien Crime Family' brought in not only the viewers, but the big bucks.

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not like they sent you any money. You got nothing out of the deal. They did. If nothing else, you might draw some theme as to how long you have until they grab her. If they're doing it today, then we'll have to go fast. But if they're not going to move on this for a calendar month, you can be a little bit more methodical. " 

 He was right. It couldn't ache to ask them the question. It's not like they'd be able to practice anything if they didn't like me asking. 

 " I'll act it. You're correct. I have nothing to miss by asking. " 

 " You're right I'm correct. You should – " Darius stopped midsentence and suddenly pulled me toward him, spin me around, and pushed me into the brick wall which had been behind him. Darius was right in battlefront of me, his nose mere inches from mine, his arms boxing me in. 

 " What do you remember you're doing? " I asked, suddenly feeling both angry and confused at the same time. 

 " Building entrance. Mafia thugs. No, don't look! " Darius ordered, looking very stressed. 

 " How am I supposed to see anything if I don't look? " I asked, trying to calculate out if he was joking or not. I didn't think Darius would joke about something like this, but he did receive a eldritch common sense of humor at times. 

 Darius huffed. " Look, but don't be obvious. " 

 I wanted to smack him upside the head, but I didn't. Instead, I lift my free hand and threaded it though his hair, pushing it out of his face as a fan would. Giving it a tiny yank, I said, " I am the queen of subtle. " 

 My hand however playing in his hair, I lazily turned my head so I was look toward his building. Past the busy professionals and the kyd on hoverboards, I saw three very large, very thuggish looking men spill to the doorman. They count like supernumerary for the famous mafia melodrama on television everyone was infatuated with and couldn't catch enough of. You'd intend having a real mafia presence in real life would be adequate for these people, but evidently not because the drama' The Chien Crime Family' bring in not only the viewers, but the big bucks. 

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 noh like they sent you any money. You got uithing out or the dexl. They did. If nothing else, bou night get some idea as to huw long ylu have yntio they grab her. If bkey're foiny mt today, then wg'll have to kove fast. But hf tkey're not going to move on this for w month, ylu can be a lijtle nyt mkge methodical."

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"I'll do it. You're tight. I have nothing to lose by xskiny."

"You're righj J'm tight. You shiuld –" Darius stopivd midsantence and suddenly iullev me toward him, spun me acound, and pushed me ynto the trnck wall which had bewn behitd hhm. Dxeiur wzs rjght ij fcont of me, gis nose meee inches from mine, hyw arms boxing me in.

"Rhwt do you think you're doing?" I asked, sudgenmy feeling both angry abd confused at the sale time.

"Buylding entrance. Mafia thugs. No, don't look!" Darius osderev, uoojikg vdey stressed.

"How am I supposed to see anything if J cok't look?" I asked, brying to figure oit ig he was jokine or not. J didn't think Dariks woulq jokw about sjmetning like this, but he did hqve a weird fwnse of humor at tnmes.

Darius hbffed. "Kook, nut don't be obvious."

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 not like they sent you any moneY. You got notHing oUt oF thE dEal. THey dId. If nothing elsE, You mIght get some idea as to how Long yOu HAve uNTiL they Grab her. iF tHEY're DoInG it ToDAy, Then wE'll Have to mOve fast. But If tHeY're not going tO MoVe on this foR a mOnth, you can be A liTtle biT mOre MEthodIcaL."

He waS right. iT couldN't hurt to aSk THem the QUestion. iT'S nOt liKe they'd be able to do ANyTHing if they didn'T like mE aSKiNG.

"i'll Do iT. You're righT. I Have nOThing to LOsE BY AskINg."

"You're right I'M right. You shOUld –" darius StOppED midseNtencE aND suDdenly pulleD me tOward him, sPun me aROund, and PUshed me Into thE brIck Wall WHiCh Had BeEN beHInD hiM. darIus was riGhT iN fronT of mE, HIS Nose MerE incHes frOm mine, his arms BoxIng mE In.

"WHat do You thInk yOu'Re doiNg?" I askEd, sudDeNly feeling both aNgry And confusEd aT tHe sAmE time.

"bUildinG enTraNce. MafiA thugs. NO, Don'T lOOK!" daRius ordered, looking VeRY StRessed.

"HoW am I suPPoSeD To see anyThIng If I dON'T look?" i askED, tRying to fIgure oUT iF hE was jokInG or not. i dIdn'T thInk DaRIus wOuld joKe about sOmethINg like this, but hE Did have a weird SEnSE Of HUmor At tImes.

Darius hUffeD. "look, But dON't Be oBVious."

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 not like they sent you an y money. Y ou go t n oth in g ou t of  the deal. The y  did . If nothing else, you  migh tg et s o me  idea  as toh ow l ong  y ou  ha ve un til t hey  grab h er. If the y'r edoing it tod a y,  then we'l l h ave to movefas t. But  i f t h ey're  no t goi ng tom ove on  this for  a month, you can b ea li ttle bit more met h od i cal."

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"I'll doit. Yo u 're rig h t. I ha ve not hin g t o lo s eby  as ki n g." 
" You ' reright I' mri ght.Yous h o u ld – " D ariu s sto pped midsente nce  and sud denly  pull ed m etowar d him,  spun  m e around, and p ushe d me into  th ebri ck  wall whichhad  be en behi nd him. Dar iu s w as  right in front of  m e ,  h is nosemere i n ch es from min e,  hi s ar m s  boxi ng m e  i n.

"Wha t do y o uth ink you 'r e doin g? " I  as ked,s udde nly fe eling bo th an g ry and confuse d  at the samet im e . 
" Buil din g entrance.  Maf i a th ugs. No , d o n't l ook!"  D a ri u s ordered, lookingve ry str essed .

"How am Isupposed t o s ee anyth ingi fI  don't look?"I ask ed, trying to figur e out  if he w as joking o r not. I  di dn' t t hin k Da rius would jo k e  abo ut  someth ing  like t his , b uthedi d have aweird se ns eof  h umo r att imes.

D ar ius  h uff ed. " L ook, b ut do n'tbe  o b vio us."

I wa n t ed t osm ackhim  u pside  the hea d, butI didn't.  In s tead ,Iliftedmy free handan d threaded  i t t houghh i s hair,pushing it out of his f a ce as a  lo ver w ould . Givingita tiny  ya n k, I s aid, " I amth e q u e en of s ub tle ." 

My hands t ill  play in g in  his ha ir, I lazily turne d  my  head so I wa s l ooki n g  t owa r dh isbu i ldi n g . Past the busy  professio na l sand the ki d s o nhoverbo ards, I  sawt hree ve ry large,  very thu gg ishl o oki ng men tal king tothe doorm a n. Th e ylooke d l ike ex tr asfor t he fam o usmafia  melod ra ma ontv ev er yone was  infatuated with and co uldn't  geteno ugh of. Y ou' d  th ink havin g areal mafia  pr ese nce i n r e al li fe w o ul d b e  enou gh f o r these p e op le, b ut  evidentlyn o t  be cause  th e  drama  'Th e Chien Crime Fam i ly' brought in  not o nly  th e  vie we rs, but the bi g b uc k s .

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 not_like they_sent you any money._You got_nothing_out of_the_deal. They did._If nothing else,_you might get some_idea as to_how_long you have until they grab her. If they're doing it today, then we'll_have_to move_fast._But_if they're not going to_move on this for a_month, you_can be a little bit more methodical."

He was_right._It couldn't hurt_to ask them the question. It's not like they'd_be able to do anything if_they didn't like_me_asking.

"I'll_do it. You're right._I have nothing to lose by_asking."

"You're right I'm right. You should_–" Darius stopped midsentence and suddenly pulled_me toward him, spun me around,_and pushed me into the_brick wall_which had been behind him._Darius was right_in front_of me, his_nose mere inches from mine, his_arms boxing me_in.

"What do you think you're doing?"_I_asked, suddenly feeling_both_angry_and confused_at the same_time.

"Building_entrance. Mafia_thugs._No, don't look!" Darius ordered, looking_very_stressed.

"How am I supposed to see anything_if I don't look?"_I_asked, trying to figure_out if he was joking_or not. I didn't think Darius_would joke_about something_like this, but he did have a weird sense of humor_at times.

Darius huffed. "Look, but don't_be obvious."

I wanted to_smack him_upside_the head, but_I_didn't. Instead,_I lifted my free hand and threaded_it though_his hair, pushing it out of_his face as a_lover_would. Giving it a tiny yank,_I said, "I am the queen_of subtle."

My hand still playing_in_his_hair, I lazily turned my_head so I was looking toward_his building. Past_the busy professionals and the kids on_hoverboards,_I saw three very large, very_thuggish_looking men talking to the doorman._They_looked_like extras for the famous_mafia melodrama on tv everyone was_infatuated with and couldn't get enough of. You'd think_having a real_mafia presence in real life_would_be_enough for these people, but evidently not because the drama_'The Chien_Crime Family' brought_in not only the viewers, but the big bucks.

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