jg.thefirm-第96部分

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ome　shade　and　sat　down。　The　Atlanta　paper　listed　the　names　of　every　Bendini　lawyer　indicted。　He　read　them　slowly。　There　was　no　joy　in　seeing　the　names。　He　almost　felt　sorry　for　Nathan　Locke。　Almost。　Wally　Hudson；　Kendall　Mahan；　Jack　Al…drich　and；　finally；　Lamar　Quin。　He　could　see　their　faces。　He　knew　their　wives　and　their　children。　Mitch　gazed　across　the　brilliant　ocean　and　thought　about　Lamar　and　Kay　Quin。　He　loved　them；　and　he　hated　them。　They　had　helped　seduce　him　into　；　and　they　were　not　without　blame。　But　they　were　his　friends。　What　a　waste！　Maybe　Lamar　would　only　serve　a　couple　of　years　and　then　be　paroled。　Maybe　Kay　and　the　kids　could　survive。　Maybe。
　　〃I　love　you；　Mitch。〃　Abby　was　standing　behind　him。　She　held　a　plastic　pitcher　and　two　cups。
　　He　smiled　at　her　and　waved　to　the　sand　next　to　him。　〃What's　in　the　pitcher？〃
　　〃Rum　punch。　Fay　mixed　it　for　us。〃
　　〃Is　it　strong？〃
　　She　sat　next　to　him　on　the　sand。　〃It's　mostly　rum。　I　told　Fay　we　needed　to　get　drunk；　and　she　agreed。〃
　　He　held　her　tightly　and　sipped　the　rum　punch。　They　watched　a　small　fishing　boat　inch　through　the　sparkling　water。
　　〃Are　you　scared；　Mitch？〃
　　〃Terrified。〃
　　〃Me　too。　This　is　crazy。〃
　　〃But　we　made　it；　Abby。　We're　alive。　We're　safe。　We're　together。〃
　　〃But　what　about　tomorrow？　And　the　next　day？〃
　　〃I　don't　know；　Abby。　Things　could　be　worse；　you　know。　My　name　could　be　in　the　paper　there　with　the　other　freshly　indicted　defendants。　Or　we　could　be　dead。　There　are　worse　things　than　sailing　around　the　Caribbean　with　eight　million　bucks　in　the　bank。〃
　　〃Do　you　think　my　parents　are　safe？〃
　　〃I　think　so。　What　would　Morolto　have　to　gain　by　harming　your　parents？　They're　safe；　Abby。〃
　　She　refilled　the　cups　with　rum　punch　and　kissed　him　on　the　cheek。　〃I'll　be　okay　Mitch。　As　long　as　we're　together；　I　can　handle　anything。〃
　　　〃Abby；〃　Mitch　said　slowly；　staring　at　the　water；　〃I　have　a　confession　to　make。〃
　　〃I'm　listening。〃
　　〃The　truth　is；　I　never　wanted　to　be　a　lawyer　anyway。〃
　　〃Oh；　really。〃
　　〃Naw。　Secretly；　I've　always　wanted　to　be　a　sailor。〃
　　〃Is　that　so？　Have　you　ever　made　love　on　the　beach？〃　Mitch　hesitated　for　a　slight　second。　〃Uh；　no。〃
　　〃Then　drink　up；　sailor。　Let's　get　drunk　and　make　a　baby。〃







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