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face. ‘Nice shiner you got there, Slugger.’
    â€˜You like it?’ She smiled. ‘It’s got some impressive colours brewing, huh?’
    He let the door swing shut, stopped against the opposite wall of the corridor. ‘It’s an artwork.’
    â€˜So is this.’ She held up her injured hand.
    He kept his eyes on hers for a moment before examining it. ‘Nice. You ditched the sling, I see.’
    Maybe the painkillers were starting to kick in or maybe his lack of shock and awe was making her feel better. ‘Slings are for sissies.’
    One side of his mouth curled up just a tad. ‘And you’re still walking and talking.’
    She remembered her rant at the hospital. ‘Oh, that. Sorry for chewing you out. I was . . . upset.’
    â€˜Whatever gets you through the night.’
    She smiled again. ‘I’m glad I ran into you. I wanted to say thanks better than I did last night. So . . . thank you. For the car park and the hospital and for talking me into calling Kelly. Going home would’ve been a mistake.’
    He nodded once. Maybe he’d heard it all before. Maybe covering her legs and calling an ambulance was easy compared to other rescues. ‘Well, it’s just good to see you breathing this morning,’ he said.
    â€˜Did you think I might not be?’
    â€˜Always good to know for sure.’
    â€˜Oh.’ She hitched her handbag higher on her shoulder. Okay, Liv, you’ve said it, you can go now. ‘I spoke to the police again this morning. Detectives are handling the investigation.’
    â€˜Good.’
    â€˜I talked to a Detective Sergeant Rachel Quest. She said she knows you.’
    Something passed through his eyes. ‘Yeah, I know her.’
    â€˜She asked me about you, how we knew each other.’
    â€˜Okay, thanks.’
    Liv frowned. Thanks? She opened her mouth to ask and the door swung out again. Ray stood there, a pencil behind one ear, a hand resting on the fat wrench in his tool belt.
    â€˜Oh, hi, Livia.’ He looked surprised and pleased to see her.
    She smiled cautiously at his earnest face. ‘Ray, hi.’
    Daniel interjected. ‘I’ve got to go. Be careful with that fracture, Livia.’ He took the few steps to his office door and left her with Ray.
    â€˜Need a hand? Looks like you could do with an extra one.’ Ray grinned at his own joke.
    She winced inwardly. He was a nice guy, did a good job around the offices, but he was hard to escape once he’d started talking and she didn’t want to get stuck with him for the next twenty minutes. ‘Thanks, Ray, but I can manage.’
    He held the door open with his whole body and looked like he was readying for a chat. ‘Someone said Sheridan Marr is a friend of yours.’
    â€˜Yes, we went to uni together,’ Liv said as she passed.
    He let the door swing shut, leaving both of them on the outside. ‘I let her in this morning.’ He tapped the security exit at his back. ‘Kept it locked a little later than usual, just in case the police wanted to check it, you know.’
    â€˜Good idea.’ Liv started towards the ramp then remembered what Mariella had told her. ‘You were here last night when it happened.’
    â€˜Uh-huh.’
    â€˜Did you see anyone?’
    â€˜No, I just heard the sirens and went out to see what was going on. I showed the police where the CCTV cameras are up there.’
    â€˜Oh, right, thanks.’ She figured it must be his job to oversee the cameras – he lived in one of the flats upstairs and was responsible for maintenance in three or four of the buildings on this side of the street.
    He lifted his voice as she moved off again. ‘And I told them about the vandals we’ve been getting up there at night. Remember I told you last week they’d been at it again?’
    Liv wondered whether he was feeling some guilt for