her ni**les were hard , straining . but she still burned to be in his arms . the occasional car or truck passed over the bridge , making it tremble . would you like to get in some practice ? `` you want to keep your gun ? '' her shot would have to be strong and swift . after a couple of minutes i went inside to the studio phone and punched in the number the officer had left with me the night before . his past life did n't matter , because jay was here in the present . 