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I finally reached the shore and struggled to pull Raven out as my muscles burned from the exertion. Fox, on the other hand, pulled himself easily from the water and took the time to wring out his clothes.
“I always did like a midnight swim,” he chuckled. “Man, that was refreshing.”
I laid Raven on her back, and the jolt of landing on the ground must have jerked her awake. She coughed up water, rolling to the side. I patted her back, hoping she was okay. Her head was bleeding, but it was a good sign that she was awake.
Groaning, she rolled to her back. “Fuck, what the hell happened?”
“Are you alright?”
She jerked upright, wincing as she stared at me. “What…”
“Your partner threw you off the roof.”
“Yeah, and this guy jumped in after you. Man, what a guy,” Fox beamed.
Shouting sounded from inside the mansion. I jumped to my feet and grabbed her hand, hauling her upright. “Time to go.”
We ran across the grounds with Fox making commentary along the way.
“Good luck, governor. You’ll never find the jewels,” he said in a British accent.
“Fox, would you shut the fuck up?”
“Who is that guy?”
“I’m his bestie. Well, I’m also besties with The Kamau, but a person can have multiple besties.”
“No, you can’t,” Raven retorted. “You can only have one best friend. The next person is just your…friend.”
I grabbed her hand and pulled her behind me, feeling her stumble slightly as we ran. I caught a flash of headlights in the distance and figured it was Rae or FNG. Either way, that was our ticket out of here.
“Wait, you’re telling me you’ve never once had two people you considered your best friends?” Fox said incredulously. “That’s like asking me to choose between Funyuns and shawarma!”
“They’re two totally different foods,” Raven snapped.
“But equally delicious.”
“Shut up!” I shouted over my shoulder. We crested a rolling hill on the property, leading us to a copse of trees. I tugged Raven’s hand to move faster as tree branches scraped at us. She never complained, not even when she stumbled and fell to the ground, falling in a heap of leaves and twigs.
I bent over to help her up, but she shoved me away, getting back to her feet and swaying slightly. “I’m okay,” she said breathlessly.
I didn’t believe her, but we had to get out of there before the police arrived, which would be any minute now. I grabbed her arm, tucking her against my side as we ran the rest of the way.
“You know, I haven’t seen him like this since his last wife,” Fox commented.
“Fox, shut it.”
“Of course, she was cheating on him,” he continued.
“Fox!”
“I helped him stalk her too. You’re lucky. You’re part of the club now. You can join my wife.”
I shot him a look over her shoulder, promising retribution. “Know when to stop talking.”
“Oh, because she might not like that you’ve been stalking her,” he winked. “Gotcha. It’s on the DL.”
“You already told her!”
