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didn’t know I was even going out tonight.” She glanced at Sarah. Sarah obviously caught the hint in Melody’s voice. Melody ignored Keith’s cunning glance. Already she had the capacity to hate this man beyond belief.
    “Luke, I believe we got the two most beautiful women in the restaurant.” Keith laid his arm on the back of Sarah’s chair. “What more could a man want, huh?”
    Lucas shrugged. “I can’t see anything else better than this, Keith.” He looked at Melody. “So Melody, how’s life living with Sarah?”
    She giggled. “Has its ups and downs. It’s pretty cool. I really am glad for this little arrangement.”
    “And a fine arrangement you two have.” Keith smirked. Melody ignored him.
    Lucas took her hand. “Melody, I think working at Caper will surprise you. Believe me, my father will want to take you on. Sarah told me how depressed you’ve been lately and…”
    “ What ? I haven’t been depressed!” Melody sighed. “I’ve been stressed out lately, that’s all.” Keith grinned. “Look, why is everyone so wrapped up in what I do?”
    “Mel, calm down, okay?” Lucas looked at Sarah. “Did I say the wrong thing?”
    “No, Lucas.” Sarah sipped wine. “Mel’s just having one of those days. You gotta excuse her. Nuns know how to have more fun than she does.”
    “Mel, we should get the ball rolling. Sarah told me how you’ve searched for a job for months and haven’t come up with anything. I remember how smart and resourceful you were. You had a great mind for technology and bookkeeping. I’m sure that a job at Caper could…”
    “Lucas, not now, okay?” Melody sipped wine.
    “I want you to talk to my dad as soon as you can.” He sighed. “Sorry if I pushed.”
    “Oh, you gotta push Mel or else she won’t do a damn thing.” Sarah walled her eyes.
    Melody set her glass on the table. “I know something I want to do right about now. It involves my foot and your ass.”
    “Ladies, it’s okay.” Lucas grunted. “Didn’t expect the job to offend you, Mel.”
    “Lucas, I’m not offended.” She took his hand.
    “So, I’ve been catching the latest news reports.” Keith sipped. “On that rapist.”
    “Oh God,” Sarah moaned. “They talk about it enough on television that I’m sick to death of it.”
    “It needs to be talked about in order to catch him, Sarah.” Melody sighed. “It’s amazing how someone can terrorize an entire city, yet the police don’t have any clues.”
    Lucas chewed. “I bet they would work a little harder if the victims weren’t black women. You know how the police are.”
    “Tell me about it.” Sarah smirked. “If they were white women they’d have the fuckin’ National Guard down here looking for the guy.”
    “All the women have been black?” Keith raised an eyebrow.
    “Yeah.” Melody thought of Aileen. Being black, beautiful and alone most of the time made Aileen Andrews a perfect candidate for the sadistic violator.
    “So, is it a black guy or…” Keith gaped.
    “No, they say it’s a white guy with some strange obsession for black girls.” Sarah walled her eyes. “And you’d think the police could come up with something, right?”
    “You think it’s racially motivated?” Lucas wiped his mouth. “I mean, like, the man is really racist or something and this is how he takes out his frustration on black women?”
    “I don’t care what his reasons are. He needs to be locked up, that’s for sure. Before he hurts someone else.” Sarah sipped.
    “Uh, let’s not talk about rapists, okay?” Melody sighed. “I’m jumpy enough as it is.”
    “They already nicknamed him.” Keith chewed. “They call him the ‘Albany Predator’.”
    “Keith, I said I didn’t want to talk about this anymore.” Melody sighed.
    He nodded. “Point taken. So Melody, are you interested in working at Caper? I find that a great idea. Don’t you, babe?” Keith leaned against Sarah.
    Sarah scratched her back with her fork.