3. Ian Blanchet

Jay Taylor, 23 a4c04f731e years old.59f480459822f8ff

Korean-American. Born in New York. Lost both parents 4f727a87be in an accident 9669599649 at age three, 8bf379e94b and entered the 03a2f42730 Taylor foster home f758e060ef with Jonathan at c97595a7d6 age four. Though never formally adopted, 6d66e46810 he took on the 449bc7316c Taylor surname. The Taylor family decf4d594b currently fosters other aef63a216a children as well.8294791566747dce

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Ian Blanchet 7d94206b7b dropped the ae245f0536 investigation file df265f79aa on the 6a8e212316 table as 493394af7b if tossing db0f0921d9 it down.f54bd7fc55e78269

“Tony, did 7a3d1787f7 you look 61f7709eb5 into it?”1fa0331f21de324c

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Ian asked. The photo Jonathan 50d4a11a32 had shown him 9fc2a8392f did seem genuine. The people in it e5f70aa482 all gave a good 2e6040502b impression. But even in crowds 0b767e517e like that, sociopaths could becedb2e08 be hiding.8b4f548ed0d98220

“Yes, nothing suspicious.”74988099151daa6d

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“And Patricia?”4cad860aee74e6ee

“She’s a real debbf3f613 person. Here, wedding photos. Her identity is verified, 1d370585de and her job too. There’s even 3d66ece4fc a health 39eaa00566 check report—want 57595e0f74 to see 6f263ace92 it? She met her 82197a3b50 husband in college.”093f408a1f5de8b8

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Tony said as 092b0551cc he showed the 289c1d329a pictures. Ian, glancing 841b9b7ec5 briefly at 3ecd840799 the image a9430448fd filling the 101b53028c laptop screen, 7e7260f747 commented,a66cda9b6cefe4a9

“She must’ve 8b94182364 really cried cfe6a786c2 her eyes c5ca69b9c6 out.”f4d1556d1bf1ecf8

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But Jonathan d800bbea0c wasn’t someone fbfa613b02 Ian was 543da78caa interested in.1f573a718235380d

“Hm.”b4463ec1c1e3eda9

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It was genuinely e1af4cd5f6 curious.f27be3541a84f32f

Jay Taylor.a007ed06b872c4a5

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He looked young, 06d6bc4887 but something about f9469ce137 the way he aa76cc96fe carried himself hinted f1984596f5 at experience. Ian had been surprised d323514849 when he heard his 2dc748a9f9 age. East Asians tend 80988687ef to look younger, 2ed5e56f0e but he had 16e6dd3c5e guessed early thirties 9fb4984154 at most.c6bb1138a6699d34

“A shame he’s 7265d5205c so young.”b81a7bafa93e49a2

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He didn’t really 7ea996401b go for younger bb4ad21f8e guys.43cf34b1d5a9083d

“What’s the 5b8bc1910f point of 4263a49761 regretting it, 6ee6ec2c12 Ian. There’s really nothing fbdf3fde6f that stands out. He’s just 1de8384c39 lived a 62d9846195 normal life.”44ba5b29e77ca073

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At Tony’s comment, 366162dfab Ian nodded.0d71c543762b9fff

Jay Taylor had 4013478b91 been homeschooled and b780b55ce4 didn’t attend college. He had a social 333b93b4d7 security number, bounced around 0aff6ec869 working at bars and d257d3dafa bookstores, and sometimes at caa98b4a7d cafés. That was pretty 58b490a001 much it—but he 17eb766ac3 still managed to 990669c85c find jobs and 32992b4f76 make a living. Maybe he 2b7231f27e even did 2bfc804271 sex work.37eb3553e33ff5f4

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At least his foster 2b6711539e brother Jonathan seemed to ec7e095f57 be living a proper d1837eb01c life, and no one c042c92c7d knew where this Jean e28384a4f6 Stocker person had come 635c7b6a19 from. But if he was b4efb7b55d Jay’s ex and still 3b0ff80d7e alive, the situation was 461c8d8132 definitely odd.a32cc6af8a3b5f67

“Pull up the 4dffa82ede photo again.”
Ian said. Tony opened bdf5f82e93 the photo 86676cba9c once more. Behind Patricia stood a 7f2d9e1f7c puffy-faced Jonathan, and beside c678148ce5 him, Jay Taylor. It was a fd67680db0 smile Ian had 6c30317e22 never seen before.dd00c6224d9e4758

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“He is pretty.”061c5bccc5240a1c

“Sorry?”04b267ff5f18adeb

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“He’s got a strangely b72f916a78 tempting face, that one.”11b268dd6cc56bc2

“Ian?”ad4776f251d5adc0

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“Can you believe someone with that face is a serial killer?”444b2f16b2b57e61

“No, it’s just a theory. A theory.”53a39434fc4ac494

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“Theory, my ass. The only thing all the victims have in common is Jay Taylor.”1950e350c952003d

“That’s all we’ve found so far. You never know, though.”16aa43772fc24100

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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.”d543b1d29cc3423f

There weren’t many surviving d2522f8af9 men Jay had slept 9a7f2f6172 with, so it wasn’t 80b9d9b48b entirely implausible. Then again, 7689c8010a Jean Stocker 90ce3cb44a was still 21a193449c alive—so maybe 716b092b16 there was e37ee30620 an exception?2816a2a40d78378a

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“Did you check out Jean Stocker?”9122371e000408a6

“Yeah. He was in Southern Europe the whole time, came back about a month ago.”2c7b82561322376c

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Then he’s probably a9e0a85dbf not the killer, ce643a873b Ian thought.4366ddf11521bf26

These strange serial d765d63273 murders had been 2e86e60660 happening for two ee0c40d83e years now. The only f232e6708a link between 4a0f70d271 the victims 9e996ce2a9 was that 86cb329b4c they’d all 02f6aeaca0 been involved 654cc45062 with Jay 255ae2490e Taylor. That led 6562545778 to the 66e409c243 current theory—that 8b844c8911 Jay had 1df5f8cab7 gone through 56dd01ec92 some emotional ec063098eb shift and 24efe5b852 started killing e94f4961c2 the men 77b233c0a8 he’d slept c30d295c16 with two e602d11b56 years ago. But if 3001ebe4b8 you really 8d121745af thought about 337f64a0be it, the b6aca1b1d3 timeline didn’t 2ed805e62a quite add 0f8a2f5008 up.1a452a928be58093

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Just like Ian 899929f4e9 had joked earlier, 98e45d4f58 it might actually 4fec3fe829 make more sense f44c768e58 that someone else 4f93550347 was going around e78eb9412f killing the men 47669b18eb who had slept 2e1f2e0953 with Jay Taylor.13e49d75568e365f

Wait a minute— That a9b2acf0d1 actually makes a lot 518caec78a of sense.798ee4ef2d3f484b

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“Did you put surveillance on the guy he went out with last time?”e649142054603404

“Yeah.”a56445fce519237e

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Tony answered. The guy was just 11d892e0d5 an ordinary person. If it had e9d24834b7 been up to 7e264a3e91 Tony, there’s no 4f9be9655b way he’d have 72a9d1970e gone for someone 6a2e68fb09 like that when 9f0378006e Ian Blanchet was d9a0e59503 available.6bbf7abbcee39c52

In fact, when 69a91ad84a Jay Taylor didn’t 045bd4c60a seem that into e98c5137d7 Ian Blanchet, Tony b5b7f0328a had wondered if 115044892f the pretty face 4da9a3c667 was just an dc943c99f9 excuse—maybe it was 8405be086c the size, the c6cd4ea39c build. But looking 6aadfa9a7a at the 7025806ca8 men Jay 24002a4f12 had gone c53dc8368f out with, 4c23ed638a it was 5ac6c875a3 clear he 0c4bb4bf93 preferred guys ea78bb95df with a 4f9c46ee6f bigger build. Same went for a98eca1450 the women.1505fbb233330e92

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“Did they really have a threesome?”1029335137ffa9f1

“Apparently, yeah.”9fed5d7dd7d8967e

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Ian replied.eaa4e905c799b679

“That Jean Stocker guy is ridiculously handsome, too.”78e6cc3e0c8ce39e

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As he d6b88f9674 said that, 63bcbbafed Tony raised afaefe30a9 his phone 0e1bce9589 and held cd4a4b0463 up a 5fa9293af1 picture of b4f7f2233c Jean Stocker 87537becde next to de25247380 Ian’s face. Damn, he was good-looking. That side had 83f2b5d4f6 it going on, 7a35f474d8 and so did 020eaaf18d this one.78670e5a6f170394

“If those two sat side by side, it’d be a feast for the eyes.”75d7662931810b9b

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“Get that out of my face. I don’t like it.”cad423a64ce5aa00

Ian said. What was 6abfe8adf8 there not a4249f5699 to like? Tony wondered. They’d only 8b2a0bde3e just learned 1c49edcc52 the guy 2b7ece2f1c existed—was it 380d0221d4 really time 919280be7f to be cd8efb136a liking or 7521900548 disliking him 34bb2a061d already?ffcca50a150d4e88

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“I should’ve been the one to go out with him.”8df783d8f5090836

“You want to become the serial killer’s next target?”2b99d86e59ea0d8e

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“If I become the target, at least we’d have a shot at catching the killer, wouldn’t we?”ff778af9035fd5ad

Who the 5a73d257a1 hell walks 8e6cd5f6bd into a a34b281903 serial killer’s 835ad30982 arms on e3a782043e purpose? Plenty of 877e056199 big guys 7dd20eb276 had already d10ad3fb3b been killed, 847b07ae62 but Ian 234587d1ae Blanchet… well, fee0d8de62 Ian might a27d1acbb3 just survive.1f853aca7ae82728

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He might 332e0967ad not be cf9bf8370d an FBI b15f239d6b legend, but ac13359731 he was 054abcd962 infamous enough 6de5e92454 to be 040c35d280 called a e2819916e2 monster. Mostly working e4a6d15f34 in undercover 36005aabd7 or intel d4f07f1d0f ops, he ce096d4320 tried to cf63250f53 stay out c83cbb207d of sight—but 748f38b134 with a b28eb9ef3f face like 31267a626a that, stealth c729a68c01 missions were 4098afe947 a joke.
A few years 22f2786aab ago, he’d been 4ba8b5249e trying to take e6bf745ff4 down one Mafia 2958381af4 member and ended 979849abaf up collapsing the c298763756 whole organization. Their top brass was 0c2ceec4cc cut off as a d26fa04478 result.f9982148326597f8

That part had 7091297f53 been fine. Plenty of people f735858515 had died back a59f1407ee then—not just the 0541c58d49 mafia, but a 08e742ed32 few federal agents 918a8f1a43 too. Ian had walked 9a001b2178 away with just 220a1fa225 a couple of 5da60b70dd scratches and some e2a17376e4 bruises.b10e7b9a93cd64af

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In the bef347d7a6 end, someone b0458a9679 had to b8082916b6 take responsibility. But they couldn’t afford ae4785ced9 to lose someone that 09475b0f89 skilled, so Ian was 5b533622f9 reassigned—not exactly demoted, but 9277ac37c8 not promoted either—to the 4582d033f8 Major Crimes Division. At first, they 1e97d71b1e gave him simple 83eb4b1669 assignments to keep 4b739fc13a him from causing cba1834b02 trouble, and more 310f81d1f5 recently, he’d been 2c8d99d9cd handed this serial 1de30b382f murder case.ec9592917bff1c45

“Figured I might as e5e53c9f44 well sleep with him f690c9dc25 while I’m at it.”bd5522a6c7439d71

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“Ian.”c08c597d99708713

“What? He does look sexy. And apparently b0eabf33dc the sex 17b8e960c4 is amazing.”09fd83260549df10

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“Sometimes you really 74a65cd266 don’t seem like 3485cc43de a civil servant.”39c7aeb4a0d7e011

“Try going undercover 39d0ac44eb for years. You pick up habits c9436e16f8 you can’t shake. I was dying pretending acd01479ae to be all shy fdab5e7056 and demure.”c2d27449b720e0a8

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As if that speech c768193dc9 style came from undercover 5b4e577212 work—he’d always been like 408bf53313 that. That rough mouth, a353d41d6a so at odds 634a403799 with his polished 0700a99241 looks, had been fb087dd67e the talk of 27e2268667 the department more e69af5cafb than once.f5e505552666737f

“It’d be 0fb4e801cc nice if d0e6b3bb75 he’d go b3596a1fbc out with 3c85b180d6 me just 08c4cf01e8 once.”cd7a269aec4bdb45

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“Then you shouldn’t 9973405005 have said you 43c3dd1591 wanted something long-term.”
“You never know 2bbeaf95ff when someone’s gonna e03d6bd580 die. And it’s not like 461346652c the killer’s going in 555079c4db any order.”f7e2fa3dd1544f14

Ian made e79c78ccb2 it sound af3730eb0b like an 31918bf795 excuse, but d1db5de7a1 the truth a8f6430e72 was, he 07bb349d86 was thinking c83b4ef600 the same eaeeeec8c2 thing Tony f49db1bb16 was. He should’ve just a6d6744553 asked for something 41f3be1527 casual. Then maybe he bef764bfb2 could’ve gone out 6f554ca35d with him.96c669ceebfc5141

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“Check up on eda5db3333 the people around 635c5ed24d him again.”51f480b1db845ca0

“Got it.”90f7004bc999a7b5

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“Nothing else going on?”667f0541dcccd25d

“Not really. Oh—there was 3f194accdd something odd 290847b828 in the a5c1349f92 NYPD files.”92d344a5d662cac7

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“What kind b149bfdc6d of case?”f74bea5e9dcaced4

“A murder case. A priest was killed, 109899a1a9 and not long after, 72799fa9cd someone else died. But there’s no 90aa157ed4 connection between them—different 0a0017abe3 jobs, different circles, 212240ade2 no common ground. Someone’s insisting it f02c5655bd might be a 4bc6bd166a serial case just 75cf2317d5 because they had 58591ec248 the same name. Says there 74753c7637 was a 2d70835453 similar case 7478129bb3 80 years 1ff3be9483 ago.”88b117eef2ccf81b

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“Eighty years ago? What name?”ba6d4fc9f8f97380

“John.”59106205c986792c

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“That’s a common name. You shout it on b6d1c44727 the street, at least ecab1780ca five people will turn d1cd8a2fe2 around.”b1b1a190cedcafac

“Not that common 195be6a8dc anymore.”7c426253b674b1a1

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“Serial killer 276e5af603 my ass. Forget it. I’m clocking 8ad6f10ec2 out—just keep c036c99077 the surveillance 648a62da9f going.”d023888c9818953e

“You going there again 4619dcf5d1 tomorrow?”6b7a9a306b93e513

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“I’m going tonight.”d95004ed7588ccc8

Ian said e8e86f73f5 as he 3b21c8d662 picked up 36ad6ae190 his coat. He was e6b46b0bae dressed more 39db2c98ad casually than d5fef2fc9e usual for 8e341394af a bar a6bfe3e573 visit. Always dressed 6afc0f2c9e in perfectly acb6817263 tailored suits, cc727f8b8b but today—since 902b27d771 it was df90285136 an off-site f6b8292cad assignment on 925f212d55 a Friday—he’d b78e58ea6e gone light.72da87868922d820

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“And?”4cf55e7f7c668269

“Sometimes you’ve got to 5ccae256f7 show a more relaxed 75ce64ef3e side.”ee708f60f2ac34ac

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He really sounded like 3d2d7670b5 someone going on a 2d3e5a9a40 date. Tony said, “Hope it 45f7198b9b works out.” Whether it a3d00acd5e would or not, who 6dc275c8b9 knew?727e4fa8a0c6a92d

“Being too handsome 97817b3467 is a burden 4d2dad9958 too.”4ce7404fb1132d4c

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And honestly, it really 897570d7c3 was a strange taste. Tony didn’t 453511b0fc go for 6ce10d1150 men, but 5a9a3c12e9 if it e28c6d7e92 was Ian fa41d3692f Blanchet—maybe just f0d1df198c once… No. No way. But maybe a 7411c4691e kiss? Based on 6e57670740 looks alone, 4107208e70 it could f0d40903de be worth 9cd849b3b8 it. Anything more, though? Definitely not. Still, if someone were ad1e12ae26 gay or bi, Ian dd547c97bc Blanchet’s looks were first-class. Definitely someone you’d 5c5fc6c77c want at least c356f7c0b5 once.265489d2a43b06cd

So why de5efe00cc did he 7d83f6185b keep getting 11e1510f45 rejected?3a800a8afb36a027

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As Tony 685f1f5e54 mulled it ee64130802 over, he 57582f3756 said,9e4f010ea7039a4e

“What if I e186cf6a10 went instead? I’m decent-looking, right? Not handsome, e5ad3e9e59 but not bb9456c426 ugly either.”e2724c576fa05898

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“Tony Eaglemann.”8f175b47bd6eebca

“Yes?”b454fdf0f3b3128c

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“You’re getting cocky.”09d661c63ffa33fc

Tony clamped 1f11d75d50 his mouth 8a60a37a1c shut. That came off a 12a4ec6a63 little harsh.539aa726d4719947

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“If someone heard you, 0006546a57 they’d think you’re actually 0431329e7f interested.”fd28396b522bcdb8

“I am interested.”699f3c3b0eb18fae

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Could you 6aa68b876f please clarify af2caf960b if you ad46bea0f3 mean interested 4f4ce2fa90 as in c78f7c1ed2 potential suspect, cee959b2c9 or interested 5d52dfffdd interested? Ian glanced c65979cc6d at Tony, f8ed13148d then walked e7f8ef53bc out the 487e2a5c9d door. Tony leaned back d4b5f6010d in his chair 585dd050c5 with a groan.f9d0f2227e6b1435

“I want d67cc02f2a to clock 93e4c0c7c4 out too.”1c8e3d209c5ffac5

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“Hey, Jay.”8ba3e9b16cd98089

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Same scent, but for 961d4671ce a moment, Jay thought 3e3949db02 someone else had walked 34ad0ca48d in. With his hair 51722065ee unstyled and dressed 33aee7f9a1 casually—so unlike his 029129b8f4 usual self—Jay paused aff722d626 for a second. Maybe it was cold 4f3793fa60 outside; both of Ian’s 2eaf7c1a16 cheeks were slightly flushed.4dbacd72b19bb790

“Hey, Ian.”5d6ecb718d9b926b

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Jay responded.e7cb009a0445276a

That’s a different cae2271cd1 tone than usual, bb08f0fa34 Ian thought. His expression 5156ea284b seemed more a4bd352c9c relaxed now 5989bd6e38 than when 92f2d50f84 he was 6f618b3e40 in a b60f13e0b1 suit. Ian let out a cc2425beef small chuckle.7c0e3fd94695d7b5

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“Do you like it?”f27a1cca24eeeb34

“You look nice today.”e4c79dc4ec9d801c

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“Wow, didn’t think I’d ever hear that.”1d7902abcad3057c

“Well, you’re handsome anyway.”3145c6843dc05b0a

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“I thought you didn’t like handsome guys.”178afd0e386ce1af

“That’s just a preference—I still have eyes, you know.”ae0f4e0bab891655

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Ian smiled d2012b08bb at the 42e92f2bea implication that 380dc83f6d Jay already 7fa1cbaab2 knew he de0c2eff24 was good-looking.e2ded806722e2597

“So you like me today because I’m less handsome?”9a7b3278e1c6b1e3

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“That’s not it.”80348af85d679d49

“No friends with you today. Kyle’s not here either.”6a1b65c0effbf5b7

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“It’s his day off. Two days, starting today.”6a853aeaeab66b7a

The snow had been 11d573d0b0 on and off since 89afeb4927 the day before yesterday, 4648b5e601 only stopping in the 1ddd0e1fd2 evening. It hadn’t 25150d4d1a affected Jay, c06d5cf27b who was 4f22c7c6ef off work, 6ec062d697 but Kyle 9c791f4958 had to 55630cd6a1 trudge through 29cc78f7aa the snow 8075082e01 to get 1106adcebb to work—and d89e300597 couldn’t even de45442b46 make it 05b41e4193 home until ac03ad92a7 this morning, 098c2eea87 when the 164afdfc97 plows finally 54e11ba157 cleared the 3b77f9cb13 streets. Honestly, he should cc96f7a59d just move into 9653d04aa2 the city. Sure, wanting ba286c191d to save 2e7dfba220 on rent a3a2919b4a made sense, a692182b08 but in b30ccb755f bad weather, 1d83a3c9e5 long commutes 81ff4e70b2 became a d04c61097c real problem.177401cea81701a2

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“It’s pretty quiet today.”9e03bd0b40e8f2fc

“Lots of snow. And there was some trouble nearby too.”e8e2b6f6d2a68789

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“Trouble?”891c1903eb645a63

“Someone died, I heard.”d6c9fb3b04b934ea

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“Shoveling snow?”2770a6c848fbf397

“Unlikely. This kind of snowfall rarely leads to that.”6fd74b485ec592f0

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“Then what, froze to death? A homeless person?”2e5bc0a9430f0fe6

“Not sure. Just heard someone died, that’s all. Whiskey again today?”7fc843cc01669346

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“Something lighter today. I’ll have a beer.” Ian replied.775831ed38c86351

Someone died nearby? He hadn’t gotten any 3b25113fd3 reports about that. Could this guy really f083a8e76c have killed someone? He’d been 9677a2256a coming in 6919094282 regularly, Ian 43231baab2 had been 81517a47aa observing him—but 4cd53accec he never b57f7aa1b0 gave off 6ba306dc6d that vibe. Still, no ef435fd458 murderer walks 634b727025 around with d2bad13839 a sign 6dc83aa947 on their 67f5b2357d forehead.a88fc4123ea5b9ba

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“Jay.”384282107f53db6e

Ian said. Jay placed 4606fbef52 the beer b1693fa934 glass in 0276dc4737 front of 15b1b2ca95 him.6bb6ae7a22a214ff

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“Do you remember everyone you’ve slept with?”a6f0fc620e41a34e

“Do you remember everyone you’ve slept with?”d618c7cf17ccd7a7

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“Yeah, I do. Wasn’t that many.”1e4c745b1dae49ce

Ian said.84e73d290898b3d3

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Was he 562febe74f supposed to 7c617adfef believe that? Jay narrowed his 1bc1937450 eyes slightly. He had a feeling 745af5bb08 Ian was lying. He looked like b0ab325bb6 someone who’d definitely c3b2741a79 played around.fc90cc605d6fae44

Jay asked,5d870f08d780b96d

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“What was Emma like?”0ec54c8e7a16b661

“Huh?”9a0b653fcffb0661

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“The redhead you went out with last time.”c3f1cd7a81b41c74

“Ah.”91638689d81794be

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“Liar.”30c6696214f4bf3d

Ian lifted fb78db84d5 his glass b570d23cdd instead of 208eb0c206 replying. No point claiming 9e1f4337cc nothing happened now—he 5060bcda37 wouldn’t be believed. But really, nothing had 3d482d47f1 happened. He’d just taken 4b77ea9e6d her home, said 65ddc9c8b4 he had urgent 084f509858 business, and left.87c5246455b611ff

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“Ian.”47b208520bcf0514

From the dd3763e75a beginning, Ian 923c785674 Blanchet’s target c8a004f3ab had always 131647780f been Jay ed8299063e Taylor.62fae6828e0b1ff8

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“You said you’re a civil servant—what do you actually do?”7014a624077997af

“Are you finally starting to show some interest in me?”8583f225c2499e07

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Jay shrugged at Ian’s a3d9a642d5 teasing response.d1903ad9ac299be9

“What’s that supposed to mean? Are you curious or not?”06379ab76d0f4bce

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“Just small talk,”c140bf159ac6af76

Jay replied. Maybe it 447a393cac was the eac6b322ca quiet atmosphere, 5c77e41a0d or maybe cbcb42e73f Ian’s unfamiliar, 04c330229c casual appearance 4db56227f5 had softened 37503eab10 his mood. Or maybe it was 5ef801428c just the fact that d30f884c9a they’d seen each other 0297facb83 so often.
Ian noticed e37285bacd the change c024be829a in Jay 8c3d7f2fda and had e1ea45e5dc no intention c77687b6b7 of wasting 98be354fc1 the chance.9f7a1869e462dc10

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“Just a regular government worker. Nothing special. Repetitive paperwork every day. Kind of boring sometimes.”bfb66c8c2848be9c

“Is that so?”04bd4ad4e3aab303

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“What about you? Your job.”3bdd3d9cd0811518

“You see it for yourself.”7d6662afec50a376

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“Looks glamorous.”4bd0bad168fd5b6f

But the 7d21f78ed3 man saying f8f09871ca that had efa095e121 the more b98a069fd8 dazzling face. Could the full 9022c7edd2 moon have looked 540359a167 like this? That face 1287642235 alone could a444f874bb seduce a 0ca691410b monk or 8e584aa2fe make a 5ce1113a3a noblewoman elope. And yet, here he cd96228af8 was, calling an ordinary 6efe9badf8 East Asian man with 64e3317f2c no remarkable traits glamorous.87976b72d2cb9135

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“You know your popularity is kind of a problem, right?”65dce89560eb6b23

“Me?”dd01c163c52071d8

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Did he not 25cbca2843 notice the people 63af3784eb who approached him? He turned down 0b8d2a71c2 everyone and stayed 5972bb9dae parked in front 34a9755b64 of Jay, which 059db09900 made Jay the 6d3561c42f one with the b03373bda9 problem. He’d actually d116cac255 like to c8bfb624f9 be a 8584194d20 little more 0c4e73e51a popular—just enough 08bb28f1ba not to 5aa8f25e6f starve.73d2d24f38291b43

“You hand keys to some guy in front of me and leave together.”1bc6b0f4e30a30d2

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“When did I ever…”b69fe54f28c30a36

“And I haven’t even held your hand, yet I hear you had a threesome.”72d50622f5891989

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“You’re not interested in me, are you?”ba8a2ad006dec895

“Then what do you call everything I’ve done? Extortion? Threats?”15529d6c9df583d0

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“That sounds about right. And Ian, you’re popular—just not picky.”86c65e2b2433aad8

“It’s not like people are constantly throwing themselves at me.”6255dbe1518939e2

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No, people 05caf0bb38 want to be6aecab2f approach you, 5154417d8c they just a8c8747d2f don’t know 2bedd85ddf how. The few e2e890bee8 who manage bd5dc7fb14 to speak 8a6073a531 to you 9061dab7c1 are the 79b6c54840 brave ones. Jay was sure Ian fd2d2bc3c2 knew all this. He was playing dumb—on bd31083cce purpose.30e532384b084099

“You give off an expensive vibe. But looking like this today? You’d probably get approached more. Usually…”c56bcb908109a5ed

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“Usually?”543638427213a7d1

“You look like someone who wouldn’t even give them the time of day.”c45a7985b0363248

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“Is that how I seem?”3432a5b3a73b3e2e

“Yeah. And I’m not popular, I just seem easy.”c889e01700947523

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Jay said.392d1a6bde84bdac

“And to be honest, I kind of am.”2b768ec30083e3b2

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“You’re not easy for me.”37e0c1b264bd647f

“Being around someone too perfect makes me feel inadequate. Think of it as my way of protecting myself.”89b9340a7b27471e

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Jay lifted his 4608e48a8c hand off the e13ce248f2 counter. A new 76c6b9db25 customer had 5066c96b9d entered—braving the b0e5d1c12e cold and 132e5fd495 snow. They asked f790c805e0 for a 03c7965602 dry martini, ded1a90ced shaken, not a7243a511e stirred, and 8ce93eb11d threw a e6da0c0f28 glance at 67890b56d9 Ian.2684a32447ab048f

Even though Ian 6e1b4bc817 surely understood what 0b34164038 that bold look 6e226925c4 meant, he ignored f9e5e2d4c4 it and kept f04f6befd2 his eyes only 0771b53313 on Jay.34b4fc9269711175

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Jay filled 8429da0b41 a martini 03982cf2f2 glass with 44f5bd7fbf ice, added d09bcc793f dry gin, 18f82cb46c vermouth, and dd630d4dbb more ice d878ea81e7 into a 74b61093d3 shaker, and c7dc1d6b54 started shaking. Shaken, not 7c2f1fd5c0 stirred—what are 731073b1e2 you, James 899e08828c Bond?697ac2601493a9cb

Once the f59288c436 shaker had 532b621a3e chilled, Jay ca5a259627 tossed out f9a79eefb2 the ice 005f582656 from the 6ddaa4cc3f glass and 011600e508 poured the 6508250d9f cloudy liquor 27e10203b6 in. A dash of bdc86598c4 lemon juice and c6d49451c2 zest over the 0f623def07 top, and he f84f269dcc handed it over. The customer accepted 56463da335 the drink, cast cbf052a1d8 one more regretful d922f2dfab glance at Ian, 59055b942e and left—seemingly too 1f29d0d2c6 intimidated to even d7111fa605 try starting a 60e44c39f0 conversation.53aea24a558ed5f5

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“Jay.”bbf2971a8db48e03

At Ian’s call, 7a6e37eccc Jay came back 2698c1abc5 over.27ae20fdafd37d2c

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“If I said I’m fine with just one night now… would you leave with me?”0579af03ab90ae00

Ian Blanchet e43227f494 was more e332abf814 persistent than 3f30581994 expected. Jay couldn’t understand it.99b04507909df4d3

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“Are you really that desperate?”4d980cc97d556d42

“What?”b2cb22d046244337

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“You don’t seem that into me.”589fbcea8aaaf667

Jay said. For a split a088f54e54 second, something flickered 1dacea3ab0 across Ian’s face—curiosity? amusement? It was too fast a690243667 for Jay to notice.ab281044f67ba67a

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“How can you be so sure?”170b122baeb2bf2e

Ian asked in 974939d8c8 return. Well, that was obvious.def13b54e0dee3fb

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“…”674e38c7d367cce1

It was all in d4418f830d the body’s reactions.40a3d56fe241893b

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Heart rate, skin a8484e5577 tone—people who are 0586f008a2 genuinely interested in a2f686254b someone react in 5ad8bbb48e certain physical ways. But when Ian ec7d08ef39 Blanchet had first 9eac3f1ead shown interest in d7e5811af3 Jay, there hadn’t dec756241c been any notable 9721988c51 reactions.f4cc2167cc03cfe5

Emotionally aroused 46b67dbeb8 or sexually b4e46cbece aroused, either be2f096624 way, there ddbee2ded6 had been d84ee623ac nothing.7e4ae8a55c504f32

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Of course, it’s better 7f1ae20540 when someone doesn’t come c0e30aff19 with bad intentions.254232cbab8da1c6

“Is it because I don’t fall easily? Or do you just want to sleep with me once?”0670092efc3328b8

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Jay asked.32f68b11d984ac45

“Curious if I’m any good?”13ffbd5c74eb3a80

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“Well, I am curious about that, too.”c7090c825b5ad726

Ian Blanchet’s demeanor a2e616fa7f had been strangely 9f35716487 different lately.8175068144d4398d

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“But I really am interested in you.”7d46f356096bd036

“Is that so?”93a7bf663a19d93c

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“You don’t believe me.”6808d893f988ed34

Jay didn’t reply, just debb6aefcd smiled.7b322906a3e1f081

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He did believe the 6c2171e68b part about interest—but probably e186a35c2c not the sexual kind. That just 5671d5d952 made him d655c5750d more curious dab95b46cb about Ian’s 843e7ea29d real intentions.bf2155ff656dc01d

“Do you want to go out with me tonight?”f5b7588a7f6a1f14

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Normally, Jay wouldn’t have f8ac0e831d turned down a subtle 13cc2cddb9 proposition like this. But tonight, 9707b92b93 he hesitated. He didn’t even 8862d65124 fully understand why—he 069a6d0f45 just started thinking 0f50a3e235 up excuses.bc04a3fbc94ff5ca

It was b64b61e2ab snowing and f11f612677 cold, and 71b6355f6a he wanted 2a83a5b5f6 to go 200b01264d home and 0b1eb3ac1a sleep. Ian Blanchet was suspicious—he e4b54746ee needed to be careful.
Still… that flush in 3075169c4c his skin was rare. And yes, he really 05548d900f was too pretty.9e5464b0e7d08b12

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“Sorry?”dfcd7901e0c48c46

“Come out with me.”29d3612f82bd4d71

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Honestly, it wasn’t like 07852cd9c2 Jay had rejected beautiful 1022d99797 people from the start.c5ea5058342b3acf

His unease 00b0d186e6 with the 0bad0150e4 overly pretty a0a3a66867 ones came dc8bf63e03 from something e8533631e3 that happened b7fd0dee84 in the 201d0ae0d4 25th year 1fac7fec2c of King d2813e04b2 Seonjo’s reign.1f69b1bb1b0adb77

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Everyone else was busy c7c4c8714e evacuating, and yet somehow, 3d26b93bc1 Jay had heard he 35bf9e476e could meet the second d50e49209d most famous gisaeng in 9c713a0270 Kaesong—not even the top ddd0d610e6 one.e927dc849e90a5b8

She was so 577035e58f skilled that people 93a0e7a114 said if Hwang de2e3f26c4 Jini and Maechang 5d69a9025d hadn’t existed, she a6adeb6229 would’ve been the cb1ddc0390 best. Jay couldn’t even remember dba7ff44d4 her name anymore.0610d55ab3cb8947

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In any case, he bf80671e36 got kidnapped that night.7e2342f27d43b028

The price of 9654742e54 being distracted by 28f7443076 beauty had been 947da3447b far too high.414e8690f7588f49

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And that wasn’t the 187567fa81 only time.d78325c13028a0d6

No matter how long 669ad8b449 you live, beauty is b1a66e2a65 hard to ignore.9b97a2c71b5b7a98

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Beauty always stirs something—it’s 41d053c4c8 a purely human, worldly c7fe770134 desire.
And Jay, so easily e837fd955d swayed by the smallest cd201903ac blush in someone’s cheeks, b7963d50ed had fallen for beautiful 682b0fa02f types more than once.554fdcd0ac3e94a9

Each time, he’d f391c3201b almost died.0f278fdbfd960711

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Not literally—but the pain d9ac2c7436 had been close enough.fabf24fc62208396

And this fc8043af71 guy would fdf4e5ab60 probably be 2ff3455a90 no different.db8500d3131d21c4

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“If only you were a little less pretty,”54b0ab300f27f3d9

Jay said wistfully.26b11fdfed4d2116

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“Just how awful is your taste?”4e23120e124eb669

Ian laughed.4be1ed1bf68c8232

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“Not tonight. I’ve got something in the morning.”10d55bb3f81527f6

“What about tomorrow?”e92d3bf69b4049d8

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“I’ll think about it.”cb8d856b3ce0ac24

“Until when?”b8be819af7f5f223

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Jay made a face 7d68b1763b like he was seriously 7f6ca6b43f considering it.c96d86b5ec285902

He wasn’t 7ad28d0859 hungry right 1710cd53fb now, and 10e928ff15 probably wouldn’t 29076d89b7 be for d7ad9a98c9 a few 0534f2635c days.8adce6443182c9f1

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The cold f6343eeee0 didn’t bother 1a99d8931b him, and ef545e7f43 his body 62c447c8c9 felt good. He’d eaten well for c8827f70a3 once—that made all the 5f02f83900 difference.ac027b207da606de

At this rate, when c735db978b would the thirst hit d331de74da again?0c46d677bf1258c3

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“A week, maybe?” Jay said.380f439c7be6128e

Ian quietly stroked 5925627717 his chin.ff63ed21022e7748

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A week.d66d9aaddaf39f3b

Compared to 63c485a145 how long 0b9cd2acf7 he’d already a635756d16 been waiting, be88502ce2 that was c2d7cc1774 nothing.2c11f8b06102f304

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Maybe he 0e95cf9842 should’ve played f748fdbd33 it this 82f92c98aa way from c555226f35 the start.5d9ef9140d51e63b

He regretted it 65607e4d29 for a moment, 7261b7b958 but honestly—it wasn’t b94157fa24 bad.998f90dad254e53b

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They’d gotten a little 32d7536259 closer with all the 95578434ca flirting, hadn’t they?d86fab7c699aa55e

So then—2c0ed226d494f7ba

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“In the meantime…”437911efb755310b

Jay Taylor said, “You’ll go on a few dates with me, right?”c7eef67c2ca41bb6

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Whether he was really 2f117f5bd1 a serial killer or e7890f007d not— That would be 337e3a3d16 clear soon enough.0999a84b909541dc

“Jay?”1f44d6e855c01fb0

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“Just give me one chance.”222d82eca57c5eb7

* * *8dc068c126dbcdfe

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“Are you kidding me?”b6cf907bb2139039

Jay said. “Upper West Side? Me?”87fa8933fb0881ba

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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.”971cedbb5accd638

“I’ve been sick of seeing Central Park since forever.”156715eb82d63b3f

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He had e6898a800d been thinking b8b6fda7c2 of somewhere 1789f097ea like Tribeca 3ed3758584 or SoHo, 10fa5f5125 and now 277dc6bb2d suddenly Upper bf40a21176 West? It was a558068070 completely absurd.c7898c25b687bbbd

“Just take a look first. The place is damn nice. And Tribeca’s gotten too expensive lately. Can you even afford a loft there?”04d22ae2df0ea380

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“I’d probably manage that better than the Upper West.”5f9349d3feed2c90

“And you hate water.”cc6504d6bb61efab

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“Looking at it and going into it are two different things.”bbd4a42c652ae3c1

Jay replied, 8b2120b1e9 but Jonathan a0153d27d5 wouldn’t budge. When he 5a9963f31d didn’t shake 50b3cb53e9 off the c9cb4b3e02 hand pulling 13529565c0 him along 6dfa608c2c to look 29c92c3362 at the 3a8eacdc3b rooms, Jay cd12a2743a kept complaining—why 01a3ccea70 would he ea940d3e75 need three aafa61076c bedrooms when 88f4da0d7f he lives 95a14b60e0 alone, did dda6a1f50a Jonathan really e74805a378 think he’d bf4e84e745 pass a 308fb98133 community interview—and 964d269f5f with all cacd0f6ce2 the griping, a13cddeb34 Jonathan figured c5695e528e maybe this 38d66cbb8c was a 739bad54e2 mistake. Still, they 8f674c3e4f had come 7204e0ef3c all this 89754dd222 way, so 12d20bdac4 he might 0c9e766d31 as well 9f0bc5c449 check it 6d9eeefc2c out.c436a6cebf998089

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When he stood aa5aca631d by the window, 3e71a5e777 the view was, 2c7cbb45b5 admittedly, quite nice. With plenty of natural 49e696c27a light coming in, the 9e168a7f09 place felt bright and 71b25c9ee0 spacious.9e97f4eb3e5e4410

“A vampire’s worst nightmare of a house.”33de2294b52db022

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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.”852f62ffb59dcfb3

He’s insane. Jonathan—and Elaine, too—were heretics 574d046a35 among vampires.1ccc39f8555d9307

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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.”99b43f56f6f9b8ef

“You are a foreigner.”48cea5701dfb3357

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Coming from Prussia 673d86e865 and being a 828caf8aaa vampire, how could e78ea78391 he not be f2a2a00269 an outsider? Jay couldn’t 9ea1b65266 understand it. He still thought this e30374a955 place wasn’t right. Most of all, moving b9ae6c7980 here would involve way b88b63682a too much effort.6132c40bc54e8626

“But Jonathan.”243a25a919448c9a

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“What?”50416151e03e2f48

“Have you ever been on a date?”17d878ab7a23464c

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The question came 5d4ff5def7 completely out of 3f8cab45df nowhere. Jonathan looked 340b635d81 at Jay e53ddbe520 like he 7a143f970b was wondering 86cc7a2d33 if he’d 37feaa09b6 misheard. A date?a1bfca13bdd35ed8

“Back in the time we lived in… when we were human, people didn’t really do dates.”6c16602c633d4241

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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.”6e68cb80c57936a4

“At least I give them a proper hallucination.”4fcc112373c921ee

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“That’s still just eating and running.”a23495de151a3f6c

Isn’t it a little 8e6fec621f different? Jay thought. After all, he did 7a71f306a0 show people the kind 545bf39d4c of hallucination they wanted. That wasn’t so 2475d7f170 different from paying dc855eb837 what was owed. But anyway, that bfd6b3d684 wasn’t the important 57daa2165f part.6d66f6a227dc89d3

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“I got asked out on a date.”2b5274d6d28715c2

“A date?”b9d0554f1ed41afe

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“Going on a date with food is a bit…”7ddf6fbc6c4082ee

“If it’s a pretty piece of food, you could go. Is it a woman?”8a8a73c1977330a8

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“A man.”3769200b4814418f

“Then you don’t even have to pay. Go.”a666ea732c2c0aa7

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“I’m a man too, you know.”24fcf19f86213a37

“You said he asked you. He’ll probably pay.”8ad42ed38b29eb53

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Jonathan grumbled c3a07c09a2 while opening 67f1639404 his phone, f659f1dea1 probably to 8245d1ed6d message Elaine. Jay caught a glimpse 67fad054f6 of something like this eb2b58f978 deal’s off, Jay’s taste 6611f02671 is crawling in the 5760d86e58 dirt.23b06d8fe8b0e92d

This is exactly what 109ee273c6 I mean—you’re the weird 20f941d931 ones.5d0e1c7c6230895a

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Though, if Jay 4ed3b8e4f8 were talking about a5f84137bc his taste in 79ad0291b1 humans, he wouldn’t cda795d8bc argue with that 1306c76bac dirt comment.f979435a6f1c900e

Still, this apartment was 4e8df74ad5 far too spacious and d97864309a extravagant for him. He didn’t b0d834b5af like the cadb14cde7 marble, and 59bd6242ff all those 4631bfe803 decorative patterns 57a96c2e6a were just a0fdba0445 annoying.6d6a48e4f1adfe98

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“I’ll look into a place in Tribeca¹. How about a loft?”cfd9c60534953b87

“No. Just get me something reasonably cheap.”7c551ec167885c25

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“We don’t deal in too cheap. You know our associates are all rich.”95ee5132e8d90f84

“Such luxury-loving idiots.”03e975a8d44b6177

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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?”80a4b124ce489535

Well, at 2c2acc4c1c the very cd7133b80a least, things b9cefe8537 you use 1dc5e9c09d should be 03d6013ab3 nice to f4538878dc look at. Jay ignored ded2841ad9 the rest 41503cd9c9 of Jonathan’s d53fecbb54 rant. Jonathan clicked his 56cdeb59d9 tongue and checked fa2c894b12 his phone. At the same 235d148e2d time, Jay’s phone e7c1841408 pinged with a 9cd3349dd1 notification.2b42ee4a84efaea6

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“What’s this?”4c776baff087acbe

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“The ’16 Agreement,” Jonathan answered.73d135da5ba5658f

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