Agatha almost smiled. Almost.
Then the bell above the diner door jingled. A slow, deliberate jingle.
Shay stopped shredding paper. “Dutch isn’t late. Dutch is deliberate .” She glanced toward the back booth where the man himself usually held court. “Which means he’s either testing us or ghosting us.” agatha shay britney dutch
“He said midnight,” Agatha murmured. Her voice was low, the kind that made waiters lean in.
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“Ladies,” he said, sliding in next to Shay before she could protest. “Sorry I’m late. Had to make sure I wasn’t followed.”
Dutch smiled. It wasn’t a friendly smile. A slow, deliberate jingle
Agatha leaned forward, her voice dropping to a thread. “Then talk fast. What’s the job?”