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"I'm fine," she lied. "Why are you angry with me?"
He didn't answer at first, and D.J. smiled to herself. He'd never figured her for a sensitive soul, able to uncover the hidden agendas in a person's voice. Two days ago she'd have agreed. But Josie and McCall had done wonders for her powers of perception.
"You didn't tell me you'd been shot. You just drove off like a madwoman. Why, D.J.?"
"Why didn't I tell you? Or why did I let myself get shot?"
"Both."
"Good, because I have the same answer to both questions." D.J. opened her eyes and turned on her uninjured side. McCall's eyes shone bright in his still, pale face. "I didn't know. I never felt a thing. And even if I had, what difference would knowing have made? I could still function. We had to get out of there."
"This is all my fault."
"Why? Because you insist on taking the blame for everything? I'm the professional here, McCall. I'm the one who's supposed to be protecting you. I did my job. Getting shot is one of the hazards of being a cop. I'll admit, I don't like it much. But this is my own fault. I wasn't careful enough. Don't take my stupidity onto your conscience, as well as everything else."
If she hadn't been watching him so closely, she never would have seen his withdrawal. He tensed; then his shoulders drew inward just a bit, though not enough to see if she hadn't been waiting for it. Yes, he was angry with her for getting shot, and

 
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