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the room, they were large and muscular, which made Kerry nervous. She took a step back and bumped into someone when one of them seemed to lunge toward her. She stood with her back to the refrigerator as the man behind her stepped away.
    The man in front of her stopped and smiled. “I’m sorry. You’re slightly overwhelmed right now. I’m Dylan, Dylan Bowen. You’re Kerry Stephens. Little George told us you were coming down.” She didn’t take the hand he held out, somehow getting the feeling that if he touched her then she’d be…she wasn’t sure what would happen, but she kept her hands to herself.
    “I was just going to call a cab.” She looked at the phone across the room. It seemed miles away across dangerous grounds. She had no idea where that thought came from, but she was sure she wasn’t far off the mark. She looked at the older man who came in from the outside. He looked like these men, only older. He nodded to her and told the others to back off.
    “Can’t you see you’re scaring the piss out of her? Bunch of morons.” An older woman came in the door behind him and he turned to her. “They’re ganging up on her and she’s ready to bolt. Can see it in her eyes.”
    Kerry looked at the woman and felt she’d seen her before. When it occurred to her, she let out a long breath, not even realizing that she’d been holding it. The woman smiled at her when Kerry smiled first.
    “I remember you. We shared a table the other morning at that place on Seventh.” She nodded. “You told me your name was…Corrine.”
    “Yes. Who would have thought we’d see each other again?” She opened the refrigerator and took out a large pitcher. “Come and have a seat, dear. I’ll have someone take you home after you’ve had a bite to eat. And something to drink. I think we’re having steaks on the grill tonight. I’m sure Khan and Monica won’t mind if you join us.”
    “No, we’d love you to come; please do.” Monica handed her a plate with a thick roast beef sandwich on it, as well as a sliced up apple. “We’ll all be here, so it will be even more overwhelming than it is now. There are a total of thirteen of us coming. Reed and Caitlynne just returned from DC, and we’ve been planning this for a month.”
    Kerry took a bite of the half sandwich she’d picked up. It was delicious. She moaned and looked at Monica as she chewed. When George sat next to her she offered him the apple slices. She didn’t care for them.
    “I’m sorry, but I can’t. I have to work tomorrow and I have no car here.” She didn’t even know if she could get her car now, because she had parked it near the truck she was out in today on the lot. “I need to get going. Thanks.”
    “I insist.” She looked up at Khan, the man she’d seen earlier. “You’re going to stay for dinner, then we’ll talk about this business with the man who left you on your own today. He needs to be punished for what he did. How many other times has he—?”
    She stood up and he shut up. There was something very…wonderful about having a man as large as him backing away from her. When she reached for the other half of the sandwich and wrapped it in her napkin, no one spoke. But as she made her way to the door Khan stepped in front of her and she snapped.
    “What the fuck do you think you’re doing? I’m not sure what decade you live in, but in this one it’s considered bad form to bring someone to your home without their permission, and it’s kidnapping if you don’t let them leave.” She heard the older man laugh and decided she liked him. “I said I want to go, and you’ll either let me or so help me I’ll knock you on your ass.”
    The door behind her opened again but she didn’t turn. She was afraid it was another man and she had enough going on with the one in front of her. When he smiled at her she frowned. She’d never been aggressive to a stranger before, but it had worked on Death pretty good when she’d confronted him