She nodded. “Think carefully.”
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/ oqie went back to work. The partnership track beckoned. Reacher sat alone in her apartment and thought hard for thirty minutes, and then he was on the phone for twenty. Blake had said maybe there are people who still owe you favors. Then at five minutes to eight he called the number Lamarr had given him. She answered, first ring.
“I’m in,” he said. “I’m not happy about it, but I’ll do it.”
There was a brief pause. He imagined the crooked teeth, revealed in a smile.
“Go home and pack a bag,” she said. “I’ll pick you up in two hours exactly.”
“No, I’m going to see Jodie. I’ll meet you at the airport.”
“We’re not going by plane.”
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“No, I never fly. We’re driving.” “To Virginia? How long will that take?” “Five, six hours.”
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“Six hours? In a car with you? Shit, I’m not doing that.”
“You’re doing what you’re told, Reacher. Garrison, in two hours.”
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