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dark. He did not look like a boy who belonged to one of the toughest Latino gangs in the city.
    Moving up to him, Delta pretended to search him. It would be certain death if one of his brother gang members saw him talking to a cop, so he acted like he was being busted.
    “Whatcha need now?” Julio asked, turning back to face the wall.
    Delta had saved Julio’s girl one night from wha would have been a horrible gang rape by rival members of another gang. In his own quiet way, Julio offered to be Delta’s eyes and ears about anything non-gang related. This wasn’t the first time she asked for his help, and she doubted it would be the last.
    “I need to know what you’ve heard about a martial arts expert prowling around my beat. You know the stuff—judo, karate, tae kwon do, shit like that.” Turning Julio completely around, Delta knew why he had run—he was stoned.
    “You talkin’ ’bout the dude that left an eight-inch knife in Friedman’s back?” Even stoned, Julio was a great source. “Word has it there’s a new man in town who doesn’t want to be fucked with.”
    “What’s he after?” Delta pulled her notepad from her pocket and pretended to be writing him up.
    Julio shrugged and stuck his hands in his pockets again. “Dunno. The line says he ain’t not gang member or nothin.’ Just works solo.”
    “Import?”
    “Don’t think so. Things have been pretty cool lately. ’sides, you know us, man. We do our own. No one ’round here brings in guys to do the dity shit unless it’s big. Ain’t nothin’big happenin’.”
    Delta nodded. “Is that all?”
    “All I know. No one’s seen him, though. We only heard of him.” Julio wiped the glaze from his lips. “He piss you off, eh, Stevens?”
    Delta looked away. “I don’t like killers in our neighborhood, do you?”
    For a moment, Julio said nothing. “If I catch word a anythin’ else, I’ll letcha know.”
    “You do that.” Tearing off a piece of paper, Delta handed it to him and walked away. “You do that, Julio.” Turning back around, Delta pointed a finger at him. “ And lay off the dope, will you? It’ll only fry your brain cells.”
    She turned back tot he patrol car and heard him mutter something about it being too late for that.
    “What was that all about?” Jan asked, as Delta sat back down.
    “Just hunting and pecking, that’s all.” Delta looked at her nails in feigned disinterest.
    “Delta Stevens.”
    Without looking at Jan, Delta shrugged. “Do me a favor and swing by Megan’s for a minute.”
    “More pecking?”
    Delta tried to hide the tiny grin on her face. “More pecking.”

Chapter 10

    Megan swung the door open and grinned. “Hi there, handsome. What are you doing here looking so sexy in your uniform?” Sidling up to Delta and nuzzling her neck, Megan hugged her tightly. “You know how women in uniform drive me crazy.”
    “Women? Plural?”
    Megan smiled. “Singular. Make that particular.”
    Delta nodded. “That’s better.” Gently prying Megan’s arms off from around her neck, Delta kissed her lightly on the mouth. “Isn’t that one of the main reasons we became involved?”
    “That, and the fact that you’re great in bed.”
    Delta blushed and then peered over her shoulder to make sure Jan couldn’t possibly hear them.
    “So, to what do I owe this honor, Officer Stevens?” Megan’s eyes twinkled as she held her hands out to be handcuffed.
    “This is business, I’m afraid.”
    Megan lowered her hands and feigned a frown. “Business? Darn. I was hoping this was a social call.”
    “I wish it was.”
    “How silly of me to think that you would do something as spontaneous as drive over here to flirt with me.”
    “Maybe some other time.”
    “Mmmm. I’d like that. You know what they say.” Megan pulled Delta closer and nibbled on her ear. “Variety is the spice of life.”
    With chills running down her spine and goosebumps popping up on her arms, Delta slowly pulled away. “You