"What the hell; we might as well." Pointing at his shoulder holster, she
asked, "Do you really think you need that?"
"I'm on standby. I think John would take it poorly if I had to say, 'Wait
one while I run upstairs and get my gun'."
Nodding with a chuckle, Mandi said, "Yeah, I guess he might, at that."
Cade got the door for her with a gentlemanly flourish and they headed for
the elevator.
"Ed," said Mandi, "Most people are full of questions when they first meet
me."
Nodding, Cade said, "Yeah, that seems likely," and nothing more as they
approached the elevator.
He pressed the 'down' button and stood beside her as he'd stood before;
silent to the extreme. Mandi suddenly realized that she hadn't noticed his
footsteps in the hallway, either.
"Why are you so quiet?" she asked.
"Just a habit, I guess."
For once, the elevator arrived quickly and they boarded. As Mandi stepped in
and turned around to face the door, a brief and almost complete silence occurred
around her and she wondered if her pictures had already somehow been leaked.
As the con-related chatter resumed around her, she heard two teen guys
whispering in the back.
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