Id lied and used you all down the line. Being with you brought back all these feelings Id thought Id burned up years ago. Then, when I had my father and I knew he was dying, it was too much. I had to run away. Can you forgive me?"
"Of course. "
"No," she said, holding onto his coat sleeve. "Not like that. Dont forgive me like you forgive some street urchin who picks your pocket. I need you to save me one more time. I need to know you can forgive me from that other part of you that refused to betray me or leave me when you could have. "
Spyder tossed his cigarette, and put a hand over hers. "I can. I do. I always did. I wanted to strangle you for -pulling that ghost act back in the tunnels, but I knew you must have had a good reason. And I always knew Id see you again. "
"Really?"
"No. That was me being Cary Grant. I didnt know what the fuck to think when you took off. I was going out of my mind and I hated you. But you didnt lift my wallet, which is more than I can say for most girls you meet in alleys. "
Shrike smiled and leaned against him.
"Maybe we can go to your place and try that first meeting again. "
"On one condition. "
"What?"
"Teach me magic. I still have all this juice left in me from falling into the book, but it comes out in strange ways. I was dreaming of my younger self back in Berenice the other night, and in the morning my bedroom was full of all the keys to all the cars Id ever stolen. "
Shrike put her hands on Spyders shoulders and stood up.
"Im glad you asked. Id love to teach you. When youre ready, theres plenty of work for us to do. Im going to take back my kingdom from the band
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