Janet Evanovich: "Aku berada di punggungku, menatap Morelli melalui sa...

"Aku berada di punggungku, menatap Morelli melalui sarang laba-laba, dan pikiran pertamaku adalah bahwa korban 7-Eleven telah membalas dendam kepadaku, dan aku disetrum dengan pistol. Jaring laba-laba bersih, dan aku mengabaikan pistol setrum. "Apa yang terjadi?" Tanyaku pada Morelli. "Kamu pingsan." "Itu konyol." "Aku setuju, tetapi jika seseorang mengirimiku wanita yang sudah mati aku juga bisa pingsan." Dia berlutut, membungkuk di atasku. “Apakah kamu siap untuk bangun?” “Aku butuh waktu.” “Jangan terlalu lama. Orang akan berpikir saya melamar."

--- Janet Evanovich

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I was on my back, looking up at Morelli through cobwebs, and my first thought was that the 7-Eleven victim had exacted revenge on me, and I’d been stun gunned. The cobwebs cleared, and I discounted stun gunning. “What happened?” I asked Morelli. “You fainted.” “That’s ridiculous.” “I agree, but if someone sent me a dead woman I might faint, too.” He was down on one knee, bending over me. “Are you ready to get up?” “I need a moment.” “Don’t take too long. People will think I’m proposing.