3. Ian Blanchet

Jay Taylor, 23 d4891df247 years old.40d79e4f9aa39ddf

Korean-American. Born in a203cccc42 New York. Lost both parents in 794804bbc0 an accident at age ca113ba0af three, and entered the 8db860ff4b Taylor foster home with cd350653b0 Jonathan at age four. Though never formally adopted, 2ae95b9ce6 he took on the 45c5b9bfaf Taylor surname. The Taylor family currently 560840dc54 fosters other children as ea208e1027 well.778f7ed9ce71ba9b

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Ian Blanchet d7caeff57b dropped the 4a5916f774 investigation file 3c4da07b1c on the ff4d707edc table as c5f8eb8efd if tossing 9c752b4ec1 it down.7d57b7abf9e77cd3

“Tony, did you look 3b195b5af6 into it?”85c6985b2ef0d9fe

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Ian asked. The photo Jonathan had e1f6a1a1d8 shown him did seem 463105619f genuine. The people b58df0a502 in it e8d44fd5db all gave a929f5b00e a good aecb37639d impression. But even in crowds 1071c594ec like that, sociopaths could e2578bc275 be hiding.1bf1098b4bf290b1

“Yes, nothing suspicious.”e7c8eedbce63afe7

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“And Patricia?”f230ef2c35f1f69e

“She’s a real 63f525d601 person. Here, wedding photos. Her identity 2c18375190 is verified, bb9921ea38 and her 38e2ac546b job too. There’s even a health d187b4cfc1 check report—want to see f7d75b2699 it? She met her 7ede7ad21f husband in college.”db91313c521a31e0

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Tony said as 161500fb9e he showed the b37ba34324 pictures. Ian, glancing bc68a93c70 briefly at f4f61547c8 the image 69a89c7392 filling the e7ff0bc9c5 laptop screen, a8d85f388d commented,66e21d747e7d0831

“She must’ve 637485b8be really cried 061310edb7 her eyes 35e20a6a93 out.”9977eb56524be660

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But Jonathan wasn’t someone 9fa644e28c Ian was interested in.9db037cee35a7945

“Hm.”dce4d41eacf65312

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It was c37d97bcc3 genuinely curious.7351c34d24759c85

Jay Taylor.1b012b894440ee79

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He looked young, 9eeab17a05 but something about e09fe52ecc the way he 947aa3ec5c carried himself hinted 1f9419518c at experience. Ian had been surprised 07e7ebf122 when he heard his 2a4ab1d20e age. East Asians 13bf02c8c2 tend to 0c94593f41 look younger, 3fe2f23f25 but he fec1c7eb21 had guessed 4786de1813 early thirties 03d45a9d11 at most.284c18e63288aa4a

“A shame 39c5db757f he’s so 4f625a513d young.”f05d94935820f573

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He didn’t really go 83f102e8be for younger guys.d0b27b4057f84165

“What’s the df7ea66a7c point of 05dc21ef32 regretting it, 6dd67cee15 Ian. There’s really 0ff1ea1732 nothing that bfe5d542eb stands out. He’s just df09a4eccc lived a 306f5505dc normal life.”cc515279082588b1

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At Tony’s comment, Ian 1c741bf9e9 nodded.1be42fe8eb6319c1

Jay Taylor 8bc2410097 had been 0026f6ca21 homeschooled and 6c73fb9b47 didn’t attend 85328cf904 college. He had edee1f51ca a social 0ccf6f4c7f security number, 5c7823432a bounced around b5caac90fe working at 9689d2db1c bars and a895d4d4e7 bookstores, and 35f4df0c10 sometimes at 3bb76ff9c0 cafés. That was pretty 1f0c3954be much it—but he 34d5ff5cb7 still managed to b68355bba4 find jobs and f2543ef402 make a living. Maybe he 8bb56c78a9 even did 5419c09a39 sex work.00432916016e1846

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At least his foster 146a504723 brother Jonathan seemed to 03389c3a52 be living a proper 268d72ba77 life, and no one 4f09a0de04 knew where this Jean d23cac8306 Stocker person had come ee7b14c0c3 from. But if he was d0c7a50b2c Jay’s ex and still 0c5fda7b58 alive, the situation was e16fde18ab definitely odd.3dead7482df95bd9

“Pull up 3d869167bd the photo a5d2e4970d again.”
Ian said. Tony opened the photo fe3d368638 once more. Behind Patricia fbd6d62abb stood a db2d653cf1 puffy-faced Jonathan, 712a16f93f and beside 5b8a10d068 him, Jay 8b2bd04039 Taylor. It was a 13cb14c2c1 smile Ian had b9aa46ba85 never seen before.4cf647578ee8caf6

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“He is pretty.”57a3a2723fc89cda

“Sorry?”7abca5b2dd4f269f

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“He’s got 78dd1f8161 a strangely eb38398d00 tempting face, 9fb8add0f2 that one.”4cbc7dfcba30e8fb

“Ian?”afc4c0e8d1fc36c5

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“Can you believe someone with that face is a serial killer?”3b036069e5da5edd

“No, it’s just a theory. A theory.”8b66c245f4b1e58e

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“Theory, my ass. The only thing all the victims have in common is Jay Taylor.”4a63f9661a1497ed

“That’s all we’ve found so far. You never know, though.”5db813e899fe2455

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“Sure, but what if someone was obsessed with Jay Taylor and started killing only the men who slept with him? Leaving the women alone.”a7001b4031231a98

There weren’t many surviving 85a193aeed men Jay had slept acc3c34046 with, so it wasn’t e744eb7e0a entirely implausible. Then again, Jean d6c5a05057 Stocker was still d128852431 alive—so maybe there 6bed55b10d was an exception?c87fd5bad0f8f732

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“Did you check out Jean Stocker?”dbf68c9ee1371b88

“Yeah. He was in Southern Europe the whole time, came back about a month ago.”3529533a8d93d7d9

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Then he’s probably 33aa21013d not the killer, 010b2d47aa Ian thought.6273311a9cad75bb

These strange serial murders d37bdc4d7e had been happening for ed1ef5e406 two years now. The only link 472aa6f878 between the victims 9f71d0f83b was that they’d 1766a56786 all been involved 454828e834 with Jay Taylor. That led to the 605138912b current theory—that Jay had 964082a909 gone through some emotional bb41ba9a78 shift and started killing fd431c5256 the men he’d slept 0d49c24c16 with two years ago. But if 5c1f54b5a5 you really ecc9c196ac thought about fd14410315 it, the 66c3fb5bde timeline didn’t ab59ce325d quite add 76094ef044 up.811592fa1b36b6a3

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Just like f414fe86b7 Ian had a0ef92ddde joked earlier, 226915bbb2 it might 799980457e actually make 641d826337 more sense 38a921c32f that someone cbe1d57ab4 else was e24b03d338 going around f876e1f00b killing the 56144384dc men who bf5b76e824 had slept f617486e62 with Jay 5294c4a839 Taylor.c8015ffe644c8f28

Wait a minute— e96b638d8b That actually makes 6c10a09390 a lot of 4894513543 sense.4e94b2e3146081a6

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“Did you put surveillance on the guy he went out with last time?”d277ba6c0f1b2a0e

“Yeah.”440696b52915a5d9

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Tony answered. The guy was just d4860730cf an ordinary person. If it had 001ec9c671 been up to ffc168094c Tony, there’s no bd1567d5ec way he’d have c4df443fd2 gone for someone f473807b73 like that when 8fb4267033 Ian Blanchet was 31596085e4 available.ef02941da4af0ac8

In fact, when 8403b575b6 Jay Taylor didn’t cca3cd3f01 seem that into 81dc7a6b73 Ian Blanchet, Tony 3e406e5d76 had wondered if 5a9a1616c1 the pretty face d069315f03 was just an 4c0c9d3cba excuse—maybe it was d39e6615be the size, the 3ab1d89b18 build. But looking at the 8d8a42e368 men Jay had gone eee677db2b out with, it was 91e16122f8 clear he preferred guys 2ff4a8834c with a bigger build. Same went for 9ec64c9bca the women.e1d3e01d85758324

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“Did they really have a threesome?”ea97ce8d8fb47be3

“Apparently, yeah.”346a19cb24cbafb7

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Ian replied.27232ca5f31cc798

“That Jean Stocker guy is ridiculously handsome, too.”e83b14a83974aec8

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As he said c09b1bcb11 that, Tony raised 03e6f6d446 his phone and 4cb6f67daa held up a fbeb8243b4 picture of Jean 59cca8020d Stocker next to abb6393052 Ian’s face. Damn, he was good-looking. That side c43e334399 had it 2ae080070f going on, e13aa6d2c5 and so 52a024e7b8 did this fb93bc6c62 one.a186bdc657450227

“If those two sat side by side, it’d be a feast for the eyes.”43cd87422ac27074

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“Get that out of my face. I don’t like it.”3c6968b880bf54a5

Ian said. What was there 9c4232b46d not to like? Tony wondered. They’d only just 0a6df56794 learned the guy da5c355eaf existed—was it really d28bbef444 time to be dd533cf301 liking or disliking c73442e472 him already?d31d7ef180f4f5ea

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“I should’ve been the one to go out with him.”befbdd30acf6d8c8

“You want to become the serial killer’s next target?”ad277c691f140779

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“If I become the target, at least we’d have a shot at catching the killer, wouldn’t we?”73ab3b5430e67a2a

Who the hell d071861e21 walks into a c6d8c73f3d serial killer’s arms b988eace72 on purpose? Plenty of a1e2f79740 big guys 83833888cd had already 9ae6c8fac8 been killed, 177f4da79a but Ian a261291325 Blanchet… well, a608e0c278 Ian might 5feff422d1 just survive.5d778c909ee5d6a6

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He might fa72cd7aa9 not be 298757fa28 an FBI fb63608899 legend, but f8c6b64ea3 he was 8c80a6193a infamous enough 30aa841d2c to be 4f2c815966 called a ea24ae3674 monster. Mostly working in undercover d7e9f5a3f8 or intel ops, he 1b26a1ed60 tried to stay out 04a52c6ce0 of sight—but with a f7bf44f17f face like that, stealth d06476a9ca missions were a joke.
A few 88e6c8d7c2 years ago, af8c8b5ef6 he’d been 1c07173a9b trying to 502035bd3c take down cb3f2968d9 one Mafia 99601f7975 member and 2a96f36585 ended up d7667704a6 collapsing the 3a6b5389e8 whole organization. Their top brass was 1e985369b5 cut off as a a479013dd4 result.62eca1633a04bd74

That part had ee64091a9e been fine. Plenty of people had c650215459 died back then—not just 27db34fc6c the mafia, but a e0320ce6f6 few federal agents too. Ian had walked away e3bfdb02e4 with just a couple 629a316279 of scratches and some 86deb19491 bruises.0ab9dd697cbf3e0d

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In the end, someone 55b036f5d3 had to take responsibility. But they couldn’t f7bc3e4ab3 afford to lose c4e14ca1c1 someone that skilled, 8835a95487 so Ian was a73c85fd94 reassigned—not exactly demoted, c70c4c9044 but not promoted 981928c4e7 either—to the Major 8e36766e68 Crimes Division. At first, 3a207e2940 they gave 3898ba8584 him simple 2c94ae9242 assignments to 951455392d keep him ac23afc4b0 from causing 039394c3a1 trouble, and 084197b1b1 more recently, eb53384fd8 he’d been 2b601935a4 handed this 11b260b64a serial murder faf4a401bf case.38aa3b79c8810e99

“Figured I might 2696518c9a as well sleep 5cf7741baa with him while 8b3fd14916 I’m at it.”4b3a73374da4161e

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“Ian.”aab17f532ee6f032

“What? He does 6fbba775fc look sexy. And apparently 2bba1bfcfe the sex 75498f0eaa is amazing.”38c322deba51af3e

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“Sometimes you really don’t 79f8c6a8d5 seem like a civil d8d07e3d95 servant.”1b9d72f58295c6e6

“Try going undercover ae9fe7d513 for years. You pick c495ca67d6 up habits 6746f11859 you can’t ff68663228 shake. I was dying pretending bd73b71c85 to be all shy 6ae5ac93ce and demure.”cc58a96b54e71ea4

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As if 2cd8ed4b38 that speech 7610f340ea style came 43eb53eb2b from undercover 414d8fac5e work—he’d always 9f1d852681 been like 173c9f4cbd that. That rough mouth, 7702d58d02 so at odds a7dbf7ba7f with his polished 3d8ce55cd6 looks, had been cfcc90423d the talk of e9726d2b03 the department more e57a3b1810 than once.353019a9aaafcd29

“It’d be c6d74424bd nice if 774ca4b12e he’d go 0c3954e690 out with 53c9e84a82 me just ed09291759 once.”0c51bf540357630a

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“Then you shouldn’t have 1be8b74b9b said you wanted something 8b797726e8 long-term.”
“You never know when bec9c5abda someone’s gonna die. And it’s not 37ea26aa12 like the killer’s 73834020da going in any 57d134f0a1 order.”2773b057beacefa5

Ian made it sound a6759b2e9d like an excuse, but 904d412f5b the truth was, he 9d9fe37950 was thinking the same 4b9a726c7f thing Tony was. He should’ve just asked e67687c40b for something casual. Then maybe c2a85a86b3 he could’ve f44b8c0861 gone out a97cfa7d28 with him.f2f359fcb4f157a3

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“Check up on the 694540ffd3 people around him again.”940773c3ab54877e

“Got it.”a950f99692b0184d

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“Nothing else going on?”195a51f749bdb627

“Not really. Oh—there was something 058f37397a odd in the 1ea77b7cc0 NYPD files.”ddc2d9f4b5ce989b

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“What kind of 6695cd971f case?”28f624e7ce523be7

“A murder case. A priest 5ccf7abb7b was killed, 13fafc56db and not 2830ba22ea long after, 904b3938a1 someone else 8e0cd687ac died. But there’s no connection a3b919ac4b between them—different jobs, different d847181c50 circles, no common ground. Someone’s insisting it cc4601e86e might be a e2a66a0ff4 serial case just 6c5639c49c because they had 0681ea45fc the same name. Says there 932bf2d101 was a 94f0469cbe similar case 751b5fff11 80 years 4231c3c7a4 ago.”c84e48b9208d713e

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“Eighty years ago? What name?”a0cfcac1228b9c54

“John.”895dd60754265ddb

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“That’s a common name. You shout it cc8bdd782e on the street, e6d150965a at least five 4bee0436c5 people will turn e0809047eb around.”7fb356eedc163a70

“Not that common anymore.”00ab990ed6968d38

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“Serial killer my 2d36090dc0 ass. Forget it. I’m clocking fecb804f38 out—just keep 060f3c5539 the surveillance e3d9892a6a going.”2f0922fde80c6955

“You going d596c736f3 there again 48d3e4841f tomorrow?”6188b5682dfc9bb9

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“I’m going tonight.”e3dd3cb6a1416d36

Ian said as 1b61af46e4 he picked up 2ff35877fb his coat. He was bbaeed707c dressed more 2934697e25 casually than ebd25865c5 usual for 782884bff6 a bar 26467dd9e3 visit. Always dressed in perfectly 4cef969852 tailored suits, but today—since 3db9f2b38f it was an off-site d321fc07a1 assignment on a Friday—he’d 8ee0e4fedf gone light.81a5abeef8d5de33

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“And?”dff22495180b7175

“Sometimes you’ve got to f11861115c show a more relaxed 5cdf6a775f side.”31ffc387c0e1f3a2

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He really sounded 14aed83920 like someone going d39879d415 on a date. Tony said, “Hope 977d9128a5 it works out.” 40dad4ddb2 Whether it would edaef9b732 or not, who a21622ed60 knew?a47385cb13dba69c

“Being too handsome is 9b3177f4b3 a burden too.”b07548a6c37b4d2d

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And honestly, it 881b9bf2b2 really was a c2f40cd7fe strange taste. Tony didn’t go for 0723e4c670 men, but if it d3afab19c2 was Ian Blanchet—maybe just 2fd3c11885 once… No. No way. But maybe a kiss? Based on looks 485677967a alone, it could fa74e737aa be worth it. Anything more, though? Definitely not. Still, if someone c614071ade were gay or 442b91b4ce bi, Ian Blanchet’s 80effa1895 looks were first-class. Definitely someone you’d want 1828405207 at least once.ba3065a4b33a5708

So why did d3ed25da8c he keep getting 01121d20b4 rejected?294c9a6517b6608b

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As Tony mulled 38d6ef95cc it over, he 0ecc113631 said,c253566aaf96cf26

“What if dc4408a2d0 I went 004982ec5d instead? I’m decent-looking, right? Not handsome, but 24c423ac06 not ugly either.”4a62c8f7162816d3

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“Tony Eaglemann.”076e83c958165e8b

“Yes?”72c337e919fce758

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“You’re getting cocky.”197d3278921dfbfb

Tony clamped his 595b6e0c53 mouth shut. That came off a d5393fcebf little harsh.dd004ad942831a1f

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“If someone heard cc288b102e you, they’d think bd8f218a00 you’re actually interested.”e27c42ae9ba7144e

“I am interested.”b2df159881dde798

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Could you 9560e0371d please clarify 47c5377fa7 if you 943e686282 mean interested 5206540275 as in 5f0ca6e3b7 potential suspect, e3244891d5 or interested 855fbcc4d0 interested? Ian glanced at c4b37336df Tony, then walked 4e81c1ac6e out the door. Tony leaned back in c508bd58e5 his chair with a 7a3de26fec groan.d184647e0ea41494

“I want to clock e7e68cdaf7 out too.”0fd673b76269aae4

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“Hey, Jay.”be863df201bbc5a4

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Same scent, 47ab43a907 but for befb7f97ae a moment, f51c2ab3dc Jay thought d54ab588f4 someone else 9ad109cb76 had walked a8aece2efa in. With his ebbacb3db8 hair unstyled 14bdf7b942 and dressed a463f54d94 casually—so unlike 5f0fcf2138 his usual 59e83d7b82 self—Jay paused f68bd6019d for a 16ccc14fed second. Maybe it 527eb41dff was cold bf6192eac9 outside; both f67f90b5ca of Ian’s 00810f5ad1 cheeks were afbb5abec7 slightly flushed.b557cc0886d19d22

“Hey, Ian.”3296c19bb811d7f0

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Jay responded.45a5bb1f8b80774f

That’s a different 8d1d18e27e tone than usual, 11a5b1e456 Ian thought. His expression 68179ac2a2 seemed more 801d807dca relaxed now e07723b8f6 than when a61b592e44 he was 7cad26a0ed in a 676196161e suit. Ian let out 7c3fad8e96 a small chuckle.8af8a34d5dd6422b

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“Do you like it?”fa25a1ab2acf7356

“You look nice today.”e6129d83eceaeea9

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“Wow, didn’t think I’d ever hear that.”3cac045b1f2a34c6

“Well, you’re handsome anyway.”6d82d5af9edaea53

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“I thought you didn’t like handsome guys.”10ce990bcaab28f6

“That’s just a preference—I still have eyes, you know.”ff87c719da51109a

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Ian smiled 5d6705c5b9 at the e8461f23c1 implication that b7e10de49f Jay already 1db36030ed knew he d73be7de50 was good-looking.f6374aa9811c3fda

“So you like me today because I’m less handsome?”e39606bd380d44a5

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“That’s not it.”beae343d78f01f6b

“No friends with you today. Kyle’s not here either.”4fef48d70cf311f9

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“It’s his day off. Two days, starting today.”779b822f627f79aa

The snow 5c8c8405c3 had been 89aa98849b on and 2639926e14 off since ccdaec4dbb the day 0880114a0c before yesterday, a2e7d48638 only stopping 34b3d729ec in the bf63726ced evening. It hadn’t affected Jay, ce09647557 who was off work, 3064690ed0 but Kyle had to f699948890 trudge through the snow ca7fa5287d to get to work—and 152b0d5c57 couldn’t even make it 4736fdb4a0 home until this morning, bdcc44cf8c when the plows finally 5e30e59c36 cleared the streets. Honestly, he should just 0865fac308 move into the city. Sure, wanting to 7ed27be7c0 save on rent ba481d2d15 made sense, but f44cecec87 in bad weather, fab85b7a17 long commutes became 6bfcb23c2a a real problem.c3df64461ab34a65

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“It’s pretty quiet today.”51a3931a7a972f5b

“Lots of snow. And there was some trouble nearby too.”8419a2020314f8cd

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“Trouble?”c1ed76e722e5c92e

“Someone died, I heard.”9307f57965f6a9f8

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“Shoveling snow?”66467691fabee248

“Unlikely. This kind of snowfall rarely leads to that.”ba34c34aa8f9413a

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“Then what, froze to death? A homeless person?”3e7490dd6ec06b6c

“Not sure. Just heard someone died, that’s all. Whiskey again today?”6a79f7b10b25f8ff

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“Something lighter today. I’ll have a beer.” Ian replied.0bfa063452175c02

Someone died nearby? He hadn’t gotten d0faa8f2c7 any reports about 0974186be4 that. Could this guy a3db0f6f75 really have killed ba38710d6a someone? He’d been e1f2498bd0 coming in c3d80f57ae regularly, Ian dd8be0b1a4 had been 4a52ac94a5 observing him—but c75fe84625 he never 2eacd7209f gave off 8259dbf458 that vibe. Still, no b0ca24cc4a murderer walks 983fe08b42 around with 19b9513b01 a sign 18d836eb3b on their f6ce8d7b63 forehead.528b81f4fa0bfbc0

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“Jay.”fc79cf0032d32105

Ian said. Jay placed 0e6b2433d7 the beer f7001dacda glass in d2b6a8194a front of 2b3637e698 him.359de1cc1f6210f0

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“Do you remember everyone you’ve slept with?”eb28ee20b247b060

“Do you remember everyone you’ve slept with?”c91765cd95ef4c28

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“Yeah, I do. Wasn’t that many.”02048d962bc4e555

Ian said.f79555fedae44b91

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Was he 9ecd1fb1b6 supposed to 9311e76778 believe that? Jay narrowed his eyes 2962257c75 slightly. He had 9fe9b818a5 a feeling 9c973df97d Ian was 0c3505d6be lying. He looked like someone d638bd8a75 who’d definitely played around.0e08292b0990912c

Jay asked,84ddd80d2bbf535d

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“What was Emma like?”6cce9b1a94425def

“Huh?”26894c7ca1730811

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“The redhead you went out with last time.”cf5f5cefb0c93d1c

“Ah.”e19eb29c6bd4e83b

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“Liar.”0919e4a81698726f

Ian lifted ffc5885dde his glass 898f0cb38d instead of 7df1a08355 replying. No point a3050cbe51 claiming nothing 5c144ca2eb happened now—he cea1efea09 wouldn’t be 30a4fdb8cd believed. But really, nothing had c19cc2d04f happened. He’d just taken 557270e871 her home, said 73977d2572 he had urgent 3ac8a7238c business, and left.ce38f3b245ad788d

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“Ian.”ce5e8bd6f0a10d6b

From the 4e76784d45 beginning, Ian ac7798e5d0 Blanchet’s target 94028b95b2 had always 8ae22143a2 been Jay 30be64bfc4 Taylor.2a313c28c85c00db

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“You said you’re a civil servant—what do you actually do?”676dda56e354f910

“Are you finally starting to show some interest in me?”222fc4fbb7985d3d

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Jay shrugged at Ian’s 920e1794e4 teasing response.51865cc29ac4cbd2

“What’s that supposed to mean? Are you curious or not?”f99a263473f65653

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“Just small talk,”99da9d585f635999

Jay replied. Maybe it was 2757989479 the quiet atmosphere, afa956dc1b or maybe Ian’s 371a23f593 unfamiliar, casual appearance 9ca8cf29d5 had softened his 592f6fbac9 mood. Or maybe it 661dcfd6b0 was just the efe27e4581 fact that they’d 9d0a69ef89 seen each other 65e125f9c1 so often.
Ian noticed e2675a671f the change 86bfd5b13b in Jay 6ab55d3bb8 and had af818b1608 no intention b7f2e8a91c of wasting e63fb1d149 the chance.cf7e314218b47796

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“Just a regular government worker. Nothing special. Repetitive paperwork every day. Kind of boring sometimes.”bda46a3ef1bd282d

“Is that so?”25e95a07623e79f9

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“What about you? Your job.”d6c611da0e1953b0

“You see it for yourself.”d723e93c470f198c

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“Looks glamorous.”ac28abd39bec6206

But the man 12454fa313 saying that had e18e3f6c9d the more dazzling 8ec0af5e3d face. Could the full moon d8c6395602 have looked like this? That face alone 57c728a940 could seduce a 514eda58dc monk or make f63d18213e a noblewoman elope. And yet, here he 79cfcf5af7 was, calling an ordinary d4033d1b7b East Asian man with 2554afab22 no remarkable traits glamorous.cbc05244e8f6e46d

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“You know your popularity is kind of a problem, right?”8198a84cfa9fc4ab

“Me?”bb9f69e0a1c57d27

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Did he not 0ea23c1d63 notice the people 17155df0fb who approached him? He turned down everyone 1c6a693d98 and stayed parked in ae08b17f94 front of Jay, which ad7355f676 made Jay the one d0c1a0d73c with the problem. He’d actually ed35ef2de8 like to d200b010f0 be a b6762bb012 little more f3c68bf29d popular—just enough bf791c172d not to 2c74554f84 starve.3721893046dee713

“You hand keys to some guy in front of me and leave together.”7b81ece3fe8b1d35

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“When did I ever…”b1665798e83cca7a

“And I haven’t even held your hand, yet I hear you had a threesome.”b921176716b45b7b

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“You’re not interested in me, are you?”e1bacfbd5bb634ed

“Then what do you call everything I’ve done? Extortion? Threats?”9ca2dd75b250c9cf

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“That sounds about right. And Ian, you’re popular—just not picky.”3a769c9cdcbfe54a

“It’s not like people are constantly throwing themselves at me.”15ec18bbcf461819

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No, people ca60e1a7ea want to bb0d253e94 approach you, 20c6cae4ce they just 867c11fa14 don’t know 77ced5fdf9 how. The few 515ce593a2 who manage 423265bd33 to speak 876fb2efaa to you d5b34bd82a are the cdbf787462 brave ones. Jay was sure 8a8ddc422e Ian knew all af9ba3c951 this. He was playing dumb—on 072d265d10 purpose.cce23ed3fcbe1132

“You give off an expensive vibe. But looking like this today? You’d probably get approached more. Usually…”80f05f956297c9f7

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“Usually?”fcb20b1e0a1d83ae

“You look like someone who wouldn’t even give them the time of day.”e7f522666822bb96

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“Is that how I seem?”818130693c2e480c

“Yeah. And I’m not popular, I just seem easy.”5edf7b9a621c7218

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Jay said.19d38735cc07ea60

“And to be honest, I kind of am.”71e79f4436839024

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“You’re not easy for me.”fac8695da6e7399f

“Being around someone too perfect makes me feel inadequate. Think of it as my way of protecting myself.”663188d79a883611

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Jay lifted 87a8426321 his hand 0305e95843 off the 39a5074118 counter. A new 0fccbc5fb4 customer had f247cf1520 entered—braving the 07c28f92a3 cold and 20ccb470eb snow. They asked for a 410fc96009 dry martini, shaken, not 42e222d133 stirred, and threw a b31996b857 glance at Ian.84cf0316cdb71c00

Even though Ian surely 4d29e27a91 understood what that bold 677e2c35be look meant, he ignored ab9eefaf1f it and kept his 486e93982c eyes only on Jay.7e79c3d63acce9a3

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Jay filled 4e7b4fb345 a martini 64a6e6653c glass with 211f89b270 ice, added 16be187194 dry gin, 2c9b47fd58 vermouth, and ab6ac82986 more ice f22f902269 into a 76339d7453 shaker, and f4b9e8ee57 started shaking. Shaken, not d8d4fefc63 stirred—what are ecde9ca529 you, James a46e684e02 Bond?1b2d51e607f56110

Once the 21de2521ac shaker had 8c6a739f9a chilled, Jay 05904f4122 tossed out 0d7fc6079e the ice 38bae1cb10 from the 26138a6437 glass and c20b2e2958 poured the 4f51bf0c12 cloudy liquor 0d6f73b310 in. A dash 590fb92187 of lemon 78c057367e juice and 2e349c051f zest over a19d2fe9a0 the top, 9dbb20d8d4 and he b5b7ba11b2 handed it 90f7eac382 over. The customer accepted the f8b1c6f01e drink, cast one more d5f62fe49a regretful glance at Ian, f3bc753e45 and left—seemingly too intimidated 8b0c978f78 to even try starting a6191c3660 a conversation.a9b8520f519a09ec

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“Jay.”e698e9bedb1d68d6

At Ian’s call, 6f0bda5348 Jay came back 54e2987469 over.e40f4b01f5dd90c0

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“If I said I’m fine with just one night now… would you leave with me?”9f6ced558d7e77df

Ian Blanchet d8020543ea was more 9f1f2d7ffc persistent than d4b1c8b1f1 expected. Jay couldn’t 003d13d576 understand it.48bc4762aa88cd97

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“Are you really that desperate?”b4f22a4ec5bcb945

“What?”bd2a512d993c36d6

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“You don’t seem that into me.”455879a27a589b50

Jay said. For a 32779221dd split second, b2f4c4df68 something flickered 708725a499 across Ian’s e3b069b7a0 face—curiosity? amusement? It was e4df7b0ad8 too fast d03ddfa6c9 for Jay cba2b9ccdf to notice.354040db25ccdb94

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“How can you be so sure?”c600439cf980819e

Ian asked in return. Well, that was 4e9ee5e092 obvious.2db8bd09634eaf2e

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“…”609bbdd0df6b3590

It was efab8763f9 all in c089e9550c the body’s de8d60128b reactions.933d4cc966df4e9e

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Heart rate, 7d13044f31 skin tone—people f84453cf31 who are 1327e018b1 genuinely interested 0e20aa7e93 in someone 783e88892a react in 93109f74be certain physical f99af15bae ways. But when e91d23cbd4 Ian Blanchet a87d49261b had first 22169b8c90 shown interest cfe71b5e3b in Jay, b4c84073e2 there hadn’t 30bd8bb5a8 been any 88b44bbfb6 notable reactions.8e6d569994e23fc8

Emotionally aroused or 9c2daf2070 sexually aroused, either a65bcbe681 way, there had d0145d0430 been nothing.4657af8eef67f1d4

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Of course, it’s better 4a5402ff1e when someone doesn’t come 803abab242 with bad intentions.a62e1dd0d1e691d9

“Is it because I don’t fall easily? Or do you just want to sleep with me once?”acff54b66d9cb9ee

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Jay asked.1380bb9893007701

“Curious if I’m any good?”f3de959c44f7292e

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“Well, I am curious about that, too.”d04b261c853e4775

Ian Blanchet’s 7daa628f96 demeanor had b90a79fc76 been strangely f2625c2ed5 different lately.5627a4f643823971

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“But I really am interested in you.”a879137f2acfed3e

“Is that so?”f86b533c65c6300c

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“You don’t believe me.”557891aef450d13d

Jay didn’t reply, just f143b6af5a smiled.da3d9a4666a66f30

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He did da299c5882 believe the a6e69c5d9d part about 5864179c51 interest—but probably 959caee5e6 not the b36e73722e sexual kind. That just 9654d9850e made him c230bf9460 more curious 82d9500ba5 about Ian’s 9f39d22d2b real intentions.ab71835aa8a1bea7

“Do you want to go out with me tonight?”e6273aebcfea341f

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Normally, Jay wouldn’t aa3b3d58ac have turned down fa2340cd12 a subtle proposition de56532c9d like this. But tonight, he fbb2ec7332 hesitated. He didn’t even c58f76f585 fully understand why—he 9fe67b1c29 just started thinking 8628e656e9 up excuses.9306e89324f92b68

It was snowing b377c15592 and cold, and 1c1f12a758 he wanted to 9fedd618a4 go home and 048aa7d8da sleep. Ian Blanchet was ffeaf19732 suspicious—he needed to ceb65b9869 be careful.
Still… that flush in 4e2187c137 his skin was rare. And yes, 903808b42f he really 37b19f5842 was too 16ef4fcad3 pretty.896c403ae8f4c0a4

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“Sorry?”e1c9144d7e225705

“Come out with me.”49716719194de600

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Honestly, it c558c99403 wasn’t like 4cdfb64ee3 Jay had 8e310851b2 rejected beautiful e6b5389352 people from 660aa0cde2 the start.a0a4aa62fd1748ea

His unease with b36b828207 the overly pretty 69a8d11f14 ones came from 1837c5aad4 something that happened 93a82cc747 in the 25th a74ece9b0c year of King 8c670ad83a Seonjo’s reign.92a0f40602a9c7ef

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Everyone else was busy 8772c2de33 evacuating, and yet somehow, bfcd631387 Jay had heard he 4eaacb6c5e could meet the second 7b8d6efb5c most famous gisaeng in 28e6599b61 Kaesong—not even the top b12244d580 one.340f7c881e7896bd

She was so b1bbb80e96 skilled that people 6c5bff783b said if Hwang 54e8acf82e Jini and Maechang f6058e19cc hadn’t existed, she 7f4985715f would’ve been the b2fd0c72e0 best. Jay couldn’t even remember 1a73bd8443 her name anymore.5ee994f7102140b3

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In any case, he 5f479b0c46 got kidnapped that night.9f98de8ef9b8eff1

The price of being a7a4787763 distracted by beauty had 8ccd7a11e4 been far too high.1b98209dba347103

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And that wasn’t the 0f68637d90 only time.145e2d075e81662d

No matter how 034477db82 long you live, 12552781db beauty is hard 84bdb9e6a2 to ignore.ceb65cffe7964bbc

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Beauty always fd8b07e059 stirs something—it’s 9d3c6cfbd3 a purely f5cbc3ef2c human, worldly dfd9ba5956 desire.
And Jay, c1692299e2 so easily 460fc3130a swayed by 570b4a61a4 the smallest 3b2aba1afa blush in 8db00f9f1f someone’s cheeks, aef9b45c1c had fallen 54b5717911 for beautiful 930e828de8 types more a219027265 than once.7de80d388638b9af

Each time, he’d almost 81fad1c595 died.bcc989834cb86ecc

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Not literally—but the a1d335b242 pain had been 06d87e1e32 close enough.da1c7e35b6a1fa14

And this guy 0896d53eac would probably be 3a36840387 no different.4f77b5a708c18e9d

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“If only you were a little less pretty,”48ba66565e213236

Jay said wistfully.894e0bc00ef5137e

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“Just how awful is your taste?”e118bd5c28ed936f

Ian laughed.02deb87362c2f1f4

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“Not tonight. I’ve got something in the morning.”98a712b5b84941a5

“What about tomorrow?”4cb69988d60f74f2

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“I’ll think about it.”d497183a7a996a42

“Until when?”8b199d883bba753c

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Jay made 0971bc8e6c a face 048538a4a5 like he e28c3b03fd was seriously d3a64ea2cb considering it.a01c7e85f83d9079

He wasn’t hungry 3fff3b1fb4 right now, and c184bb1197 probably wouldn’t be 563351d1e4 for a few 9a1ec05039 days.a1db62e004f64c50

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The cold didn’t cf01a77a41 bother him, and 5c2501d933 his body felt 1079915288 good. He’d eaten well 5f55db77d3 for once—that made 5aaa2003fa all the difference.8fe1417b8f16f501

At this 4f9acfee03 rate, when 1aa2ca64e3 would the 964f6fef43 thirst hit 014855b7fa again?1f79554c4199727e

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“A week, maybe?” Jay said.a4596e9552fd34d1

Ian quietly stroked his c91c6d2b48 chin.bd3f8987186800c5

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A week.b3552535e655dcce

Compared to how long 0cddea3409 he’d already been waiting, 5e75e6f633 that was nothing.b703a182af95796a

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Maybe he should’ve played 1494d8fa01 it this way from 3548f7e808 the start.38f2e1f210d269b6

He regretted it 06d563488c for a moment, c511453d72 but honestly—it wasn’t b92ce776bc bad.5ce95bada80d3244

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They’d gotten de9d2b7189 a little 62ca930755 closer with 31b7f736ac all the 1eda5fff38 flirting, hadn’t f8735822ad they?d6d1e2fa8fe2e6d9

So then—9fdf8947d42a82a4

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“In the meantime…”a1e4db2f86303da9

Jay Taylor said, “You’ll go on a few dates with me, right?”9f8532f8af00665f

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Whether he was really 8abc263d89 a serial killer or 14360eaa8e not— That would be eb7ebd8e78 clear soon enough.bc5984315159c44c

“Jay?”e4fcb7040227835f

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“Just give me one chance.”bc3cf1e79c563e9f

* * *d3d8e4a69b65bb35

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“Are you kidding me?”a36f3bb2f9abdf1e

Jay said. “Upper West Side? Me?”1673ca3552b916a8

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“If you’re going to live in New York, it’s better to be somewhere with a view of Central Park.”19eee8c9e43fe8e9

“I’ve been sick of seeing Central Park since forever.”412019291e8f3c30

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He had been 538292d52f thinking of somewhere cd30cbf6d3 like Tribeca or b3a1e325fd SoHo, and now 8dedcdc010 suddenly Upper West? It was completely absurd.4b3ad05ec491f2a0

“Just take a look first. The place is damn nice. And Tribeca’s gotten too expensive lately. Can you even afford a loft there?”9e9d1256380c3a67

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“I’d probably manage that better than the Upper West.”0dab3cd930d14295

“And you hate water.”894e5b8318cbb966

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“Looking at it and going into it are two different things.”40f0ed8bb50b3ff0

Jay replied, but d01507f5f7 Jonathan wouldn’t budge. When he didn’t 146e7551ee shake off the f49ee77215 hand pulling him 7d877fc13c along to look 6bf9ddea99 at the rooms, 6b3c3c66bf Jay kept complaining—why 64fcbb26a3 would he need 6d60e8a050 three bedrooms when a5362ac3c7 he lives alone, a738585e19 did Jonathan really 39e8dbf1ac think he’d pass 756c0a75c3 a community interview—and bcb21a2cf0 with all the f0f0fa1298 griping, Jonathan figured 9ba08174e5 maybe this was ebbc839d0d a mistake. Still, they had bcac6def38 come all this f518ee669d way, so he 6cb52670dc might as well 52bfd8940f check it out.c45a56a38ea5af07

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When he stood a965e43f82 by the window, eb51444b18 the view was, 2b4f06e9f9 admittedly, quite nice. With plenty 55a9cda923 of natural a1e482ad5c light coming ff340aee0e in, the 5cfc73678d place felt b4fa232727 bright and 102d570f3c spacious.9b1404bc71ae886b

“A vampire’s worst nightmare of a house.”3fada2cda4c7f971

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“I like homes like this. As long as there’s no direct UV exposure, it’s fine. Bright and pretty places are good.”e5d403f59b23f7a8

He’s insane. Jonathan—and Elaine, too—were heretics 0c8e75d516 among vampires.d9d56c3fb577be2d

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“And it’s quiet. Your place is too noisy. Every time I hear people speaking in languages I don’t understand, I feel like a foreigner. It’s uncomfortable.”9ee53400cc670ac3

“You are a foreigner.”b172cfa46b405e1d

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Coming from Prussia and 4cca6792dc being a vampire, how 201749ed67 could he not be 66700d3369 an outsider? Jay couldn’t 571fd13ccc understand it. He still thought 578314e271 this place wasn’t 6ff0d519b6 right. Most of all, 1bfda29cdf moving here would 7349001ac6 involve way too 8f88aeba8b much effort.bf81f16787c8a5bc

“But Jonathan.”fce2f711eff31c94

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“What?”9db2cbea767c585b

“Have you ever been on a date?”ec867a2199af322b

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The question came completely cbff9f5b69 out of nowhere. Jonathan looked 81020438e9 at Jay 5947cd2c78 like he 7092b3c800 was wondering 98461eb59a if he’d 0978d058fa misheard. A date?0170f4000f153150

“Back in the time we lived in… when we were human, people didn’t really do dates.”29a6f117f0276cb9

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“Well, now you can go on dates. Did you just eat and run?”
“It’s not like you’re any different.”a138fc74e8ab1ece

“At least I give them a proper hallucination.”2ce4fa4ded077ab5

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“That’s still just eating and running.”d54cb6e440a8361a

Isn’t it a little f781b7e235 different? Jay thought. After all, he did da420615cf show people the kind e266207812 of hallucination they wanted. That wasn’t so different 8e9e48981d from paying what was 2d4c526d1f owed. But anyway, that wasn’t 4b9f78cab2 the important part.5aa2870db3719471

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“I got asked out on a date.”ec135593d16ba643

“A date?”a464b07c94094c99

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“Going on a date with food is a bit…”dce595b42c81c8ad

“If it’s a pretty piece of food, you could go. Is it a woman?”e47eb0f7cfbe55e6

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“A man.”49aa9f095de16ae2

“Then you don’t even have to pay. Go.”b85ae1ac60cb8d66

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“I’m a man too, you know.”c7cafd7208e46aff

“You said he asked you. He’ll probably pay.”afc47de25de2ae81

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Jonathan grumbled while 98141a7633 opening his phone, 44ce67604f probably to message 2d22925a4f Elaine. Jay caught a glimpse 470417f31f of something like this 7a3c4d2fc7 deal’s off, Jay’s taste f250a3607a is crawling in the beecc58c1c dirt.bf051a0513c5d94d

This is exactly what c1b3987354 I mean—you’re the weird 253241fef0 ones.899f75e0b98f3431

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Though, if Jay d21cb6d3a0 were talking about 92f59fae66 his taste in 537e3c2f64 humans, he wouldn’t c6997b6c60 argue with that 75b24c5110 dirt comment.a446da2495079d59

Still, this apartment 578ff82148 was far too c9b3bd37cf spacious and extravagant eb82846c6e for him. He didn’t like the 38047de886 marble, and all those 75f3811325 decorative patterns were just 61ec8d6a97 annoying.28febc62890c32aa

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“I’ll look into a place in Tribeca¹. How about a loft?”cb812a9579010c25

“No. Just get me something reasonably cheap.”329d1d9f1ed896ce

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“We don’t deal in too cheap. You know our associates are all rich.”edc7dd23423e8239

“Such luxury-loving idiots.”6a2bfc4aae6cb93a

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“You say that, but when it comes to the stuff you use, you always go for the fancy, high-end kind. Why is that?”b071ebda13f86838

Well, at the 8c2bc2b314 very least, things be67ad17a4 you use should 3e95da2b98 be nice to 5d29009795 look at. Jay ignored the 7552576ff2 rest of Jonathan’s a5652fdaca rant. Jonathan clicked bb65350c26 his tongue 022c1f0877 and checked 35e7be9dff his phone. At the same time, 606e362afd Jay’s phone pinged with 3be18710ed a notification.fae1c1e35dfc5a66

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“What’s this?”1b86c9d421bb2fec

Jay asked. He’d seen 5733a15509 something similar 1df9269189 recently—it was 5c2712ae11 a notice a95590ac94 telling violators a1fc5b6abb of some 4eb6cc0dd3 agreement to a916055736 self-report. He hadn’t 37a0a74027 reacted at 9dd7963546 the time, 9346be4107 mostly because 82db166dff he didn’t c3b1988282 understand what e020340cf3 agreement it 831d56fdc2 was referring d91ef51b94 to. And partly 8fe08e3eda because he 7c06dc457c was sure ac04242b4a he hadn’t 4a6470f90d broken anything. Jay Taylor, b79b50c694 whether as 670ab978a3 a vampire 2c8a470c7d or a e9bcd6bf3e human, didn’t b06fe32ef3 do much d2d89e6794 beyond basic 01867a5cc0 survival.e0d67e54bc6e6378

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“The ’16 Agreement,” Jonathan answered.e3e6b900dcc69efc

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