This Side of the Grave (Page 76)

"So what do you think of him?" Tate drawled, that former tightness now gone from his tone.

"That he and I won’t be BFFs," was all I said. No need to say more when the room could be bugged.

Tate grunted. "I’m getting that vibe, too. Maybe it’s a good thing that . . . circumstances are what they are."

By Tate’s careful allusion to Don’s condition, it was obvious that he also was taking no chances over our words being played back to Madigan later.

I gave a concurring shrug. "I suppose everything does happen for a reason."