sneaks out Susan

Mouse rose from his position in the kitchen and shambled to Molly's side.
"Hold up a second, kid. Susan," I said. "Something about this is making the back of my neck itch. The bad guys knew where to find us last night. They must have some kind of tail on one of us, and we don't need to walk around with a target painted on our backs. Maybe you and Martin could go see if you can catch our shadow."
"They'll see us and pull a fade as soon as we leave the apartment," Martin said.
"Oh!" Molly said abruptly, her eyes brightening. "Right!"
I went out to get the mail and walk the dog around the little backyard while Molly, Susan, and Martin, under cover of one of Molly's first-class veils, slipped out of the apartment. I gave Mouse five minutes, then called him and went back down into the apartment.
Molly had beaten me back inside, after walking Susan and Martin out of the view of any observers who had a line of sight to my apartment's door. "How was that?" she asked. She tried for casual, but by now I knew her well enough to spot when my answer mattered.
"Smooth," I said. "Did me proud."


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