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back just a little too long for it to be a friendly gesture.  His hand trailed from her back to the top of her arm and down to her hand.  They walked the short distance to the station very close to each other.
     
     
     
    “That fucking whore!!”   He says through clenched teeth, with spit flying into the air. “I knew they were screwing around behind my back!” He is so angry he can feel his blood boil, there is sweat starting to form on his upper lip.  He sits he tries to figure out what can be done with Brody.  He has become a new player in his game.  Now, what to do about it?
     
     
     
    After what seems like forever, they walk out of the station.  They are all smiles.  They stop on the sidewalk to talk to each other.  Brody grabs his heart and says something to make Charlie laugh. He makes the decision after seeing them so happy; he is going to kill them both.  First, he needs some time to plan the perfect way.  The original plan just involved Charlie.  The new plan will include Brody and then Michael will disappear forever.
     

CHAPTER 10
     
     
     
    Charlie unlocks the door to her apartment and lets Brody in. He goes to the kitchen to start dishing out dinner, while she goes to her room to change into her PJ’s.  Penne with vodka sauce for Charlie and Veal parmesan for Brody.  They each got a side salad and garlic bread.  Beer is the beverage of the evening.
     
     
     
    Sitting at the kitchen table, Charlie picks up the play station remote and starts looking for something to watch. “Don’t think I forgot about the whole flowers at work thing.” Brody says around a mouth full of food.
     
     
     
    “I didn’t think you had.”
     
     
     
    “Well, start talking.”
     
     
     
    Finishing her last bite of pasta, and after taking a long pull from the bottle of beer, she answers. “About six weeks ago, I had flowers delivered to me at work on a Wednesday.  They were three red roses.  The next week on Monday, I got a mixed bouquet of spring flowers. It continued like that until yesterday.”
     
     
     
    “Hmmm.” Picking up both of our plates Brody walks over to the sink and drops them in.
     
     
     
    She gets up and walks over to him.  “Why are you not saying anything?”
     
     
     
    “I’m angry with you.  Why wouldn’t you tell me?” He washes the dishes while he waits for her to answer.
     
     
     
    “I thought maybe someone at work sent them.” I am having a hard time keeping eye contact, so I pick up the dishes Brody has washed, rinse them and put them on the drying rack.
     
     
     
    “Yeah, I get that, but that doesn’t explain the secrecy.” He turns to face me.
     
     
     
    “It wasn’t a secret.  I just thought if I said something it would stop.  It was nice to think someone liked me.  Now, I just feel foolish. I mean really, look at me, who would ever be attracted to me?”  She opens her arms at her side and moves her hands up and down, telling his eyes where to look. 
     
     
     
    His eyes darken a little bit; he tries not to focus on the strip of skin that shows, between her t-shirt and tiny shorts, when she lifts her arms. The tip of his tongue, darts out of his mouth, runs along his suddenly dry lips, in a husky voice, “You are a beautiful girl.”
     
     
     
    “Ha, not quite.   Girls like Steph are beautiful, I’m cute.  I’m too tall to be beautiful.”
     
     
     
    “Why would you compare yourself to Steph?”
     
     
     
    “For reference, so you can visualize what type of girl I mean when I say beautiful.  Speaking of Steph, maybe you should call her.”  Charlie turns and walks into the living room.  She sits on the big, brown couch and continues her movie search.  It is her way of ending that conversation.
     
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    Brody walks out into the hall to call Steph.  He closes the door behind him.  Taking out his phone, he dials her number. She picks up on the 5 th