All the Missing Pieces

by Catherine Cowles

“Law Man,” she started cautiously. “You okay?” “Who. The. Hell. Did. This. To. You?”

“Be safe, Chaos. It’s going to piss me the hell off if you end up dead.” She grinned up at me. “You say the sweetest things, Law Man.”

I stared at the woman next to me. “I’m a little scared of you. You know that?” She just grinned wider, as if I’d told her she was the most beautiful woman in the world. “Thank you.” “It wasn’t a compliment,” I muttered.