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Yeah, along with some other people. Okay, women. I ve fed you. We have stuff that we have to
do now.
Fine, just kick us out, Sarah said, getting up and clearing up the table. Within ten minutes they
were ready to leave, and to my pleasure, after giving their brother a goodbye hug, they gave me one
too. As the door closed behind them I turned to Adam.
What s going on? I asked suspiciously.
Apparently, your ex wants to see you. Maybe he misses you.
Who, Jacob? Adam, we dated for a few months back in law school. He graduated and went off to
D.C. to work for the U.S. Attorney there. It wasn t a big break-up or anything.
Sorry. It s just that he and I get competitive sometimes. I think because people compare us a lot.
Some people even confuse us. Something about that comment struck a chord.
Really? They actually confuse you? I furrowed my brow and tried to think back &
Yeah, I m not sure why. We don t look that much alike.
My neighbor, the bleeding one? The first time I spoke to him, I mentioned the bad neighborhood
and he said at least I knew a prosecutor. I asked how he knew and he said he had to be in the criminal
courts building for his job.
Yeah? And?
I m wondering now if it was you he saw or Jacob. He just said prosecutor and criminal courts
building. He didn t say if it was the Philadelphia or federal court. Then last night he said tell the
Moretti prosecutor. Maybe he confused the two of you.
It s possible I suppose. I ll tell you one thing, if a federal prosecutor, about to begin a big trial, is
coming in to meet with us on a Sunday, he must be really interested in hearing about the fox in your
building for some reason.
Where are we meeting them?
At the U.S. Attorney s Office and I think you re a little under-dressed. I ll take a quick shower
and change and then I ll run you home so you can change before we meet with them.
You don t want to shower together? I asked with a flirty smile. God, I was such a little nympho,
wasn t I?
It s not that I don t want to. It s just that it won t be a quick shower then, he answered, heading
off to the bathroom. I ll make it up to you later, he called over his shoulder.
Chapter Fifteen
We sat in the conference room for about ten minutes before the door flew open and Jacob, dressed to
the nines and looking impeccable, even on a Sunday afternoon, came striding in with four other guys
in suits following in his wake. He did really resemble Adam a lot, or at least, they were both tall,
handsome men with dark hair and eyes. While they were both also very intelligent men, though,
Jacob s personality was different than Adam s. He was more serious and he didn t have Adam s
quick sarcastic wit. As I looked at him, I recognized that while I had once found him sexy as hell, he
had never created the kind of reaction in me that Adam did.
Jacob took a seat at the head of the table, of course, while his companions spread out around him.
He had the air of a king presiding over his court and I started to understand how he would really rub
Adam the wrong way. Adam s irreverence, in turn, probably drove Jacob nuts. He put the files he
was carrying down on the table in front of him, leaned back in his chair and looked up at me without
saying anything for a few seconds.
Lily, it s good to see you, he said finally.
Thanks, Jacob, you too. I understand that you know Adam.
Yes, he answered without actually looking at Adam.
Well, hello there Sachs. It s always so nice to see you, Adam said, brightly. I didn t like the
feeling of tension in the room, and I didn t have time for a pissing contest, so I got the ball rolling.
My neighbor, the guy in the report, saw Adam and me together, and I think it s just possible he
may have confused Adam for you, I began.
I went through all of the details from the very beginning, mentioning how Dan said he had
overheard my comment and thought he recognized Adam. When I got to the details about what had
happened at Inferno, Jacob sat forward attentively.
Think very carefully about his exact words, Lily.
He just said tell the Moretti prosecutor the fox is in our building. Then, um, he wanted a ride.
He said I need a ride ?
No, he said drive. I think his exact words were details on drive. I just figured he meant he
would explain why he was drunk on the drive home. Jacob made eye contact with a guy off to his
left.
He didn t give you anything, Ms. Adler? the guy asked.
No, that was when I saw the guy in the devil costume and I passed out.
Tell me about your other neighbors, Jacob said, sitting back again.
I sighed and started on the first floor with Mr. Booty Call. About half an hour later, I had given
him every last detail about every encounter I had ever had with the lovely folks who lived in my
building.
Why are you so interested? Adam asked when I was done. You planning on paying her a
visit? Jacob looked at him but didn t answer immediately. I think he was considering what he could
say. Finally, he spoke.
We ve been concerned about the possibility of an attempted hit on a federal witness, and we ve
heard rumors about someone called the Fox being involved somehow. It s possible that Dan McGuire
could have been trying to pass on some information that would be of interest to us.
What are you planning to do about it? Adam asked.
We ll see if we can find McGuire and we ll have agents watching the building.
When I m there I ll keep my eyes open, Adam offered and Jacob seemed to consider that
carefully for a minute.
Maybe you ll even get to prosecute some of this, he replied in a measured tone. The two of them
seemed to share some unspoken communication. It made me curious and a little apprehensive.
With that, it seemed that the meeting was over. Jacob nodded to his colleagues who got up and
left. He gathered his things to go, but he paused before getting up to leave.
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