Kiss Me Deadly by Susan Kearney

Author:Susan Kearney
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: BelleBooks, Inc.
Published: 2013-01-30T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

“THE COPS ARE hot on my ass,” Nick Vizzi panted into his phone. His nose still smarted. The bitch may have broken it with her statue-throwing trick.

“Did you complete the job?”

“Shit, no. You forgot to tell me about the two bodyguards. Took me a while to take them out. The women must have heard the commotion and called the cops. Then the husband came home and to get out of the house, I had to shoot him.”

“What a fuck-up.”

“Someone must have figured out where I was going next and warned the cripple and his old lady. They shot at me before I even got inside.” He refrained from mentioning that he’d fired from outside, reluctant to go inside after the previous screw-up.

“What about Mandy Newman?”

“I’m not icing her unless you triple my fee.”

“Listen, you little motherfucker. We had a deal. You can’t change our arrangement.”

“Damn straight I can. I didn’t figure on bodyguards and cops.”

“The cops are your fault. You took too long.”

“Yeah, well, you try taking out two trained bodyguards without making a sound.”

“You used a silencer?”

“Does a hooker fuck for cash? Of course I used a muffler, but bodies make noise when they hit the floor.”

“Has anyone seen you?”

Nick hesitated. “I’m wearing a disguise. It was dark. By tomorrow my hair will be short and a different color.”

“You got hit?”

“Just a scratch, boss.”

“You leave any blood behind?”

“That shit don’t matter. They got to match the blood to something, and they ain’t gonna find me if I don’t want to be found.”

“So far as I can see, you haven’t completed one assignment. Now you want me to pay extra?”

“This wasn’t a one-person job.” His nose had swelled to twice its size. Tomorrow, he’d have two black eyes. His ear burned. The cripple had blown off the lobe. From the sting, he guessed he’d have to down a shitload of vodka to dull the pain. “I told you this many hits in one night would be tricky.”

“You told me you could pull it off.”

“Your pissing info was wrong.”

“I don’t spoon-feed my—”

“You said I had to deal with only women, that no one would be armed. Look, the heat is on. If you don’t want to pay my price, find someone else. I’ve had enough of this shit.” Nick was ready to fold for the night.

But if he didn’t complete the job, word would get out—sure, he’d always find more work—but he might have to lower his asking price, which was never a good thing, especially the way his new lady was hitting him up. She liked pretty things.

“All right,” he conceded. “I’ll do the lawyer lady for double, not one cent less.”

“Agreed. This time, don’t fuck up.”

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