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Kelly looked at me as if I'd just told him I was a man and my name was Jimbo.
   "I'm sorry?"  I guess that's his version of 'Huh???'
   "I think you heard me."
   "You can't go to jail, you're supposed to testify!"  That one threw me a little bit, I didn't want to testify, but maybe it would help me.
   "If I testify, you let Drew go?"  He stared at me for a long moment, deciding.  He nodded once, it was a sharp 'I don't like this but I'll do it' nod.  Then he looked at me as if he was smelling something bad.  "What?" I demanded.
   "Why do you need a bribe to testify?  You didn't like what they were doing to you, did you?"
   "Excuse me?"
   "Well, that's the only reason I can think of."  I stepped closer to him and slapped him hard, before I could stop myself.  "Testy.  Did I strike a nerve?"  I drew back my arm to slap him again, but he caught it.  We stood like that for a few moments, until he said,
   "I'm sorry to have offended you, but I want these guys, you're my only chance to get them."  I nodded slowly, not sure what to say.  "Thank you," he murmured dropping my arm.
   "You're welcome Detective."  We were still extremely close, I'm not sure who moved, but our lips met.

My arms went around his neck and his hands rested on my waist as if it was the most natural thing in the world.  After a few moments that seemed years I pulled back an inch or two.
   "I don't even know your name," I whispered.
   "Matthew, my name is Matthew," he whispered back.  A blaring car alarm made me jump out of his grasp.  We laughed awkwardly before he nodded, climbed into his car and drove off.

I turned back to the apartment and took a deep breath, what was going on?  I walked back quickly, the feeling that I was being watched dancing along my spine.