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Zack had heard all kinds of propositions throughout the course of his career. Not a one had the nuclear-bomb effect of this particular one.

“You want to take me home?” he asked stupidly. Then, a bit louder, “And pretend I love you? Is that what you said?”

“Well, don’t look so shocked,” Anna said. “You won’t be in any mortal danger or anything. The key to the whole thing is pretend. For heaven’s sake, you’re a cop. I thought you were used to unusual situations.” Then, after a short pause, “You’ve never been this quiet for this long. Are you still breathing?”

Zack realized he wasn’t, and immediately rectified the matter. “I’m not shocked,” he gasped, pulling oxygen into his paralyzed lungs. “I’ve been around, you know. It takes a lot to shock me. It’s just…it’s just…”

“It’s just what?”

I’ve never had a dream come true before.