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tell-tale sounds either – no footsteps going up or down, no quiet breathing.
I stepped out and let the door close behind me. A trio of girls in sparkly cocktail dresses stepped out of one of the elevators, and I watched them blankly as they entered the gaming pit.
I took a deep breath. It had been Green Eyes, I was sure of it. And his running away from me didn’t bode well , either. I wanted to believe that he had nothing to do with any kind of crime, but it was time to stop being so naïve. I looked up, and noticed the camera blinking away on the ceiling. And that’s when I knew what to do.
I headed back to the bar to find Stone typing away into his phone. The craziness at the poker table had died down, the red-faced obese man was nowhere to be seen, and Nanna was playing her cards serenely.
“I need a favor,” I said to Stone as I sat down. “Can you get in touch with the friend of yours who works in Tremonte security?”
He gave me a funny look. “What’s going on?”
I told him about Green Eyes, and about my plan. He nodded wordlessly and walked off, probably in search of his security buddy.
I watched Nanna’s poker table as I waited. Nanna had just folded her cards. She had a martini glass by her hand, and occasionally, she’d raise the martini glass to her lips, but I never saw the drink diminish.
There was a gorgeous woman sitting at her table now – all big boobs, wavy hair and serious makeup. Every man at the table was glancing at her occasionally, except for a young, curly-haired man sitting next to Nanna. He was chatting with Nanna in a low voice, saying something I couldn’t hear. I frowned – something seemed off.
Curly had been at the table when the red-faced man had been there, and now he was making Nanna laugh. She flipped her hand and smiled at him, and my suspicion was confirmed. Curly looked far too wide-eyed and sweet to be anything but a con-man.
Stone walked back to the bar and I smiled hopefully. “What’d you learn?”
“Nothing.”
I blinked stupidly. “Huh?”
“I asked my buddy , Steve, to look up the man in the dark suit standing against the wall, and he had a look.”
“So? Where’d he go?”
“Steve said he couldn’t tell me anything about the man.”
I frowned. “Nothing at all?”
“No. Sorry.”
I took a deep breath. “Nothing? At all?” I was unable to believe my luck. “Why not?”
“He didn’t say, just that he’s not allowed to talk abo ut this guy.”
I bit my lip unhappily. “Maybe he’s a whale,” I mused. “Or maybe…”
I let my voice drift off and looked at Stone for suggestions, but he just shrugged.
I sighed and stared vaguely in the direction where Green Eyes had been. Once again, I’d lost him.
***
A couple of hands later, Nanna came over to the bar. She chatted with Stone for a bit, something about the coffee here being terrible, and I asked how play was going.
“Not bad,” she said, smiling happily.
I looked at her carefully. “And who’s that curly-haired guy you keep talking to?”
“Talking?” Nanna raised her eyebrows. “I thought we were flirting.”
I closed my eyes and groaned softly. I could feel Stone smiling beside me.
Nanna said, “You’re not jealous of me, are you? You’ve got a perfectly nice man right next to you.”
“Thank you,” Stone said.
“I’m not jealous,” I said to Nanna. “I’m concerned. What’s this guy’s name?”
“Nathan Jones.”
“Sounds like a made-up name,” I said. “What’s he want?”
“He doesn’t want anything. He’s new to Las Vegas and he’s going to take me out for coffee and a snack after a few more hands.”
I rubbed my temples and tried not to scream out loud. “He’s out to con you,” I said.
Nanna crossed her arms. “He is not out to con me. I’m not stupid, you know.”
Usually .
Just then, Nathan walked over to us and smiled at Nanna. “Is this your grand-daughter?” he asked her. “You don’t look old enough to be a
I stepped out and let the door close behind me. A trio of girls in sparkly cocktail dresses stepped out of one of the elevators, and I watched them blankly as they entered the gaming pit.
I took a deep breath. It had been Green Eyes, I was sure of it. And his running away from me didn’t bode well , either. I wanted to believe that he had nothing to do with any kind of crime, but it was time to stop being so naïve. I looked up, and noticed the camera blinking away on the ceiling. And that’s when I knew what to do.
I headed back to the bar to find Stone typing away into his phone. The craziness at the poker table had died down, the red-faced obese man was nowhere to be seen, and Nanna was playing her cards serenely.
“I need a favor,” I said to Stone as I sat down. “Can you get in touch with the friend of yours who works in Tremonte security?”
He gave me a funny look. “What’s going on?”
I told him about Green Eyes, and about my plan. He nodded wordlessly and walked off, probably in search of his security buddy.
I watched Nanna’s poker table as I waited. Nanna had just folded her cards. She had a martini glass by her hand, and occasionally, she’d raise the martini glass to her lips, but I never saw the drink diminish.
There was a gorgeous woman sitting at her table now – all big boobs, wavy hair and serious makeup. Every man at the table was glancing at her occasionally, except for a young, curly-haired man sitting next to Nanna. He was chatting with Nanna in a low voice, saying something I couldn’t hear. I frowned – something seemed off.
Curly had been at the table when the red-faced man had been there, and now he was making Nanna laugh. She flipped her hand and smiled at him, and my suspicion was confirmed. Curly looked far too wide-eyed and sweet to be anything but a con-man.
Stone walked back to the bar and I smiled hopefully. “What’d you learn?”
“Nothing.”
I blinked stupidly. “Huh?”
“I asked my buddy , Steve, to look up the man in the dark suit standing against the wall, and he had a look.”
“So? Where’d he go?”
“Steve said he couldn’t tell me anything about the man.”
I frowned. “Nothing at all?”
“No. Sorry.”
I took a deep breath. “Nothing? At all?” I was unable to believe my luck. “Why not?”
“He didn’t say, just that he’s not allowed to talk abo ut this guy.”
I bit my lip unhappily. “Maybe he’s a whale,” I mused. “Or maybe…”
I let my voice drift off and looked at Stone for suggestions, but he just shrugged.
I sighed and stared vaguely in the direction where Green Eyes had been. Once again, I’d lost him.
***
A couple of hands later, Nanna came over to the bar. She chatted with Stone for a bit, something about the coffee here being terrible, and I asked how play was going.
“Not bad,” she said, smiling happily.
I looked at her carefully. “And who’s that curly-haired guy you keep talking to?”
“Talking?” Nanna raised her eyebrows. “I thought we were flirting.”
I closed my eyes and groaned softly. I could feel Stone smiling beside me.
Nanna said, “You’re not jealous of me, are you? You’ve got a perfectly nice man right next to you.”
“Thank you,” Stone said.
“I’m not jealous,” I said to Nanna. “I’m concerned. What’s this guy’s name?”
“Nathan Jones.”
“Sounds like a made-up name,” I said. “What’s he want?”
“He doesn’t want anything. He’s new to Las Vegas and he’s going to take me out for coffee and a snack after a few more hands.”
I rubbed my temples and tried not to scream out loud. “He’s out to con you,” I said.
Nanna crossed her arms. “He is not out to con me. I’m not stupid, you know.”
Usually .
Just then, Nathan walked over to us and smiled at Nanna. “Is this your grand-daughter?” he asked her. “You don’t look old enough to be a
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