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Writing Excerpt from Magnum's Book
This is the first draft so it'll likely change, but I thought this interaction with Vander and Magnum showed how close they are. Spoilers ahead:
Magnum
"Y'all didn't have to come on a Sunday morning. I was planning on bringing her down this afternoon and into headquarters on Monday."
Vander leaned forward with his elbows on his knees and leveled his gaze on me. "Let's say I called you on Tuesday and asked you to look into my brother's crypto dealings." I'd forgotten that I had called him Tuesday after the engagement dinner. "Then let's say that Friday afternoon, I call you to tell you my brother's missing, and I got a mysterious tail on me." I did that too on Friday after the wedding ceremony. "On Saturday morning, I'm asking you to look into a notorious drug kingpin while I have Talon install a security system in a random bakery." Wren looked up at me when he said kingpin and the fear was back in her eyes. "Early Sunday, I'm requesting you send someone to meet the cops after an explosion in said bakery while asking for safe house access for an unknown woman. You telling me wouldn't get in a car at sunrise and make the two hour drive to see if I needed backup?"
I grinned and sat back on the couch, knees spread wide. "I'd probably have been on your ass on Tuesday asking what the fuck your brother was up to."
Everyone chuckled at that because Vander and his brothers owned the company so I'd be checking on one of my own bosses. "Right. Sorry I'm late. What the fuck is your brother up to?" Vander asked sardonically.
Magnum
"Y'all didn't have to come on a Sunday morning. I was planning on bringing her down this afternoon and into headquarters on Monday."
Vander leaned forward with his elbows on his knees and leveled his gaze on me. "Let's say I called you on Tuesday and asked you to look into my brother's crypto dealings." I'd forgotten that I had called him Tuesday after the engagement dinner. "Then let's say that Friday afternoon, I call you to tell you my brother's missing, and I got a mysterious tail on me." I did that too on Friday after the wedding ceremony. "On Saturday morning, I'm asking you to look into a notorious drug kingpin while I have Talon install a security system in a random bakery." Wren looked up at me when he said kingpin and the fear was back in her eyes. "Early Sunday, I'm requesting you send someone to meet the cops after an explosion in said bakery while asking for safe house access for an unknown woman. You telling me wouldn't get in a car at sunrise and make the two hour drive to see if I needed backup?"
I grinned and sat back on the couch, knees spread wide. "I'd probably have been on your ass on Tuesday asking what the fuck your brother was up to."
Everyone chuckled at that because Vander and his brothers owned the company so I'd be checking on one of my own bosses. "Right. Sorry I'm late. What the fuck is your brother up to?" Vander asked sardonically.
