Focused on where Patrick is standing, she starts her forward motion again, prowling across the room like a panther in her formfitting suit. Quiet and deadly. He’s facing away from her, gesticulating, like he’s recounting the most exciting story in the world. He’s clueless about what is coming up behind him. And within a few moments I realize I am too. Because Billie stalks up behind the small man, and my brain is obviously a little slow on the uptake, because I am downright floored when she winds up one arm like she’s the batter up at a baseball game, racing whip in hand, and gives him one
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