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“Where are you going?” she asked sleepily.
“I have to check in with my boss,” I lied.
She made a noise of acknowledgment, but otherwise didn’t move from her spot. I waited for her to hold out her hand or ask me to join her in bed again, but none of that happened. That was weird, right? I stared at her for a moment, just waiting for it to happen, but it never did. After a minute, I gave up and walked outside, stretching as the ocean breeze drifted over my body.
“Have fun?”
I turned and scowled at Red, who sat on the chair outside my hut. Fuck, he probably heard everything. “What are you doing?”
He was playing with a deck of cards, shuffling them as he discreetly watched our surroundings. “You know, just waiting for the moment you decide she’s the one for you.”
“She’s not,” I said forcefully. “We’re getting on a plane and going home.”
He chuckled, not saying anything more.
“Anyone talk to Cash?”
“And say what, exactly?”
“I don’t know, but…” I glanced back into the room and knew I needed a distraction. “We should tell him what’s going on.”
“Scottie already did.”
“Yeah, but he’ll want an update,” I said, pulling my phone out of my pocket. “Where’s Kavanaugh?”
“Back of the hut,” he said, jerking his head behind us.
“And IKE?”
“Scouring the town for undesirables.”
I huffed out a laugh. “He just can’t sit still.”
“Says the man that’s doing anything he can to escape the pretty lady in his bed.”
“That’s not what I’m doing,” I argued. “In case you forgot, we’re on a job.”
He nodded, shuffling his cards some more. “Oh, I think we all know what this is.”
“We’re protecting the client.”
“The client that could have gone into police custody,” he pointed out. “After all, she was vital in finding out what the bomber she so easily bonded with was after.”
“Yes, but they could have come after her next,” I argued.
He shrugged. “You have a point.”
“Then what is this all about?” I asked in frustration.
He chuckled, getting to his feet. “This is about you realizing that you like this woman. She’s not just a job. Maybe that night you took her back to the hotel was good enough, but now you’ve seen her again, and you like her.”
His tone really perturbed me. He was implying more than I was okay with. I wasn’t like these other guys. I didn’t fall for clients. I didn’t let my dick do the talking. I got shit done. That’s what Eli Brant was all about.
“If that’s all, I need to check in with Cash.”
“By all means,” he grinned.
Rolling my eyes, I turned away from him and called Cash. “Yeah?” he answered.
