Behold the Monster by Jillian Lauren

Author:Jillian Lauren
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sourcebooks

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Lucy later confided to Jean in a whisper, “They’re pressing charges. No way around it. But they’re not gonna stick me with this.”

“Can’t say I blame you,” said Jean. “We gotta look out for number one, right?”

“I’m not going down for him, no, ma’am. I’m not going down for no man, and this one I barely know.”

“Seems about right,” said Jean.

“Does it?”

“Oh yeah, honey. Don’t go down for no man. Not if you can help yourself.”

* * *

Jean was released. So was Lucy. Sam was left to face the armed robbery and assault charges.

When Sam saw Jean sitting on the other side of the visitor’s glass for the first time, he almost jumped. She knew what he saw. She wore a pair of slacks, orthopedic shoes, and a shapeless flowered blouse.

He picked up the phone.

“I’m Jean,” she said.

“You Jean Harlow? You…are a sight for sore eyes.”

Jean laughed, showing wide, Chiclet teeth.

“Listen, I got to tell you something That girl you got is no good. She’s planning to turn state’s evidence on you.”

“Lucy Madero? On me?”

“Of course. Why she out there and you in here? I’m a good woman, Sam. When you get out of here, I’ll wait. I want to take care of you. I can teach you how to take care of yourself.”

“I don’t need no woman to teach me how to take care of nothing.”

“You get your ass popped right and left. You’re doing something wrong. I’m the best booster in all these United States.”

He hesitated.

“I’ll get you a car to get you started. You can drive me around. Can’t hardly see, so I hate to drive.”

“You are a real pip.”

If not for the fact that she could see her own reflection in the bulletproof glass, superimposed over this handsome man’s face, she could almost believe she was Jean Harlow. This man was her future.

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