Stories tagged “tough guy”
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Deal for an Old Friend (Part One)
I was framed in the doorway to her living room, listening to her recount the incident. It was all bull. She hovered and brushed on the truth but kept saying things like, “He came at me, that son of a bitch.” I had this small three by five l...
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Deal for an Old Friend (Part Two)
I turned to her, “This is gonna to run you three grand.” She glanced over, a little bit surprised, but her face softened and she said, “But baby, what about for old times sake?” I knocked her off. “Get out of here kiddo, t...
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Deal for an Old Friend (Part Three)
“Is this how you treat all your old partners?” “Don’t flatter yourself. My other partners didn’t leave me when things got tough, and you know what? My old partners kept me out of jail. Now if you want to do this job yourse...