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We keep driving back toward the bank, letting another squad car pass us by. Once we’re sure the bulk of the cops have passed, we take a left to head north instead.
The sound of sirens fades away. Seb and Dante start laughing. Camille joins in, her voice higher than usual, and a little skittish.
“We did it,” she says, like she still can’t believe it.
“Did you get what you were looking for?” Dante asks me.
“Of course I did,” I tell him.
Now Dante and Seb are looking curiously at Camille.
“Thanks for the lift,” Dante says, in his rumbling voice.
I can see Camille’s cheeks turning pink. She hasn’t officially met any of my family yet, but she knows who my brothers are, like everybody does in Old Town.
“Sorry I was late,” she says.
“How did it go?” I ask her.
“There were a couple . . . bumps along the way,” she says.
“But you’re okay? Really okay?”
“Yes,” she says, her dark eyes flitting over to me again.
I can feel my brothers watching us. I don’t give a shit.
I grab her hand and bring it up to my lips, kissing it.
“You’re incredible,” I tell her.
25
CAMILLE
Turn here,” Nero tells me.
We’re weaving through Roscoe Village. It’s funny being in such a sleepy little neighborhood, just minutes after pulling off a bank robbery. We’re passing by Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s. Hipster lofts and coffee shops seem like the antithesis of criminal activity.
I know we need to get rid of the police van, but Nero seems to have his own destination in mind.
“Right here,” he says, pointing to a parking garage.
I turn into the first stall, mildly confused.
“Are we leaving the van here?” I ask.
“Nope,” Nero says. “Come on.”
I get out of the van. Dante climbs into the driver’s seat instead.
“Nice to meet you, Camille,” he says in his deep voice.
“See you again soon, I’m sure,” Sebastian says, giving me a little salute.
They drive away, leaving Nero and I alone in the garage.
I turn to face him, utterly bemused.
