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drive me crazy. You know that, don’t you?”
    Megan’s eyes sparkled. “I hope so. Now, what is it you need, Officer Stevens?”
    “Meg, I need you to tap some of your old sources for me.”
    “How old?”
    “I need to know who the new man is in twon. He’s a martial arts expert, or he may even be a weapons enthusiast. I think he’s pulled two jobs so far, all on my beat.”
    Megan nodded, the color slightly leaving her face. “Very dangerous?”
    “Extremely. He’s already killed once. something tells me he’ll do it again.”
    “And you want me to see if any of my street buddies know anything.”
    “You know I wouldn’t ask if it wasn’t really important.”
    “I’ll see what I can do, but I don’t have much to go on.”
    “I know. We don’t have much. Only that he has a predilection for ancient or antique weaponry. It’s possible he may try to pawn of an ax that he ripped off. Try your pal—what’s that pawnbroker’s name?”
    “Carl Locodo?”
    “Yeah, he’s the one.”
    “We’re looking for the creep who threw that star at you, aren’t we?”
    Delta nodded. “Yep. I think he’s the one who killed the guy in the drug store.”
    “I’ll see what I can do. Carl owes me a favor or two. I’ll see if he can check out the other pawn shops around the city as well.”
    “Great. I really appreciate it, hon. Right now, we’re pretty much stumped.”
    Megan stepped up to Delta and ran her hand laong the inside of her uniform top. “You know I’d love nothing more than to help.” Bwing her head, Megan sighed. “It’s weird that you should come by tonight.”
    “Weird? Why?”
    “After our talk the other night, I felt like all I had done was pint the finger at you, blaming you for our rough spots.”
    Delta waited, threading her fingers through Megan’s and holding Megan’s hand against her chest.
    “Then I realized that some of my blame-laying was misplaced. All this time, I’ve believed that you were spending too much time and energy on your job. I don’t hate what you do, Delta, I...”
    “What is it, Baby?”
    Shrugging, Megan shook her head. “I can’t believe I’m saying this, Del, but I think I’m jealous.”
    “Jealous? Of Jan?”
    “No, silly, of your job. When the four of us were working to bring
    Miles’s killers in, it was the most exciting thing I’ve ever done in my life. Since then, I’ve just gone to school and work, with nothing really interesting to grab my attention.”
    “Thanks.”
    “You know what I mean. Delta, I understand why you love your job so much. Really, I do. Maybe I’m a little envious that it’s so much more exciting than what I’m doing now. I mean, didn’t it ever occur to you that there was a definite danger in being a prostitute?”
    “I never really thought of it that way.”
    “Well, there was. And I enjoyed knowing it was risky. Then, I got involved with you and Miles’s murder case, and there was even more excitement than hooking.”
    “Are you saying you’re bored?”
    Megan shook her head. “Not with you. Not with my life. I just want you to know that I’m a little envious of the excitement and the thrill yur job brings you. Delta, I love you more than anything in the world. I wouldn’t ever want you to stop being a cop, if that’s what you want. But part of my problem with our relationship is me. I’m not saying that you don’t still need to work on making our relationship first; I just need to come to terms with the fact that my life just isn’t as exciting as yours.”
    Delta released Megan’s hand and took hold of Megan’s face between both of her hands. “Is that why I saw that law book laying on the floor the other night?”
    Megan nodded and smiled shyly. “I’m thinking about changing my major.”
    “From business to law?”
    “What do you think?”
    Pulling Megan to her, Delta kissed her tenderly on the lips. “I think you’d be a great lawyer.”
    “Really?”
    “Really.”
    “Do you