"
"Ah," Cade said with an understanding nod. "Right."
They waited in silence for the elevator and rode it to the fourth floor.
When the doors opened, Mandi instantly strode out and headed for their room.
Cade ambled out and headed the same direction, but he angled toward the ops
room as Mandi used her keycard. She watched him take off his jacket, drape it
over his arm, and knock on the ops room door, then saw the door open for him
before she let herself into their room.
As soon as she'd closed the door, Mandi adjusted her vision and hearing and
watched Cade head for the coffee pot in the ops room.
He asked, "Anybody here using nine millimeter ammo?" and a brunette woman
with her feet propped on the writing desk raised a hand.
"I am. Why?"
Cade reached in his pocket for the magazine and tossed it to her as he said,
"Happy birthday, Beth."
She caught it and examined it, then asked, "Where'd you get this, Cade?"
Shrugging, Cade said, "I haven't used nine millimeter for years. No need to
hang onto it if you can use it."
That seemed to be answer enough for Beth. She nodded and said, "Thanks,"
then dropped the magazine in her purse on the desk and asked, "Where's Mandi?"
Shrugging, Cade said, "Dunno.
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