“Okay, I have to go to Raye’s,” I told him. “I don’t know how long it takes to break and enter and search a house, but barring getting arrested, it probably won’t take long. See you in a few hours.”
There was no chuckle after that, but I didn’t miss the heavy sigh.
“Bye, baby,” I said softly.
“And then she makes it worth it,” he muttered. “Later, cupcake. Be safe.”
“Always.”
And we hung up.
THIRTEEN
INVISIBLE MAN
“So, we have a plan. Gemma in the car. Shanti on patrol. And Willow and I are going in,” Raye stated.
There was a bang in the kitchen. It was alarming. But since it wasn’t the first during our briefing, we all ignored it.
“I still think I should go in,” Shanti said.
“I brought the gloves,” I reminded her.
“Gabe gave you those gloves,” she reminded me.
“You can do the next house search,” Raye assured Shanti.
And there was another bang in the kitchen.
Cap’s inner caveman was now his outer caveman, and we were all pretty happy he couldn’t get his hands on a club.
“Right, we ready to roll out?” Raye asked.
“Ready,” I said.
“Absolutely,” Shanti said.
“Since I’m just sitting in a car, sure,” Gemma said. “And don’t take that as a complaint. I’m the new girl on the block. But I call dibs on the next search too.”
Another bang.
We got up to go, but we all stopped to watch in wonder and awe as Raye approached the beast in the kitchen.
She got close and tipped her head back for a kiss.
Even though Cap made no bones he wasn’t thrilled about our evening activities, he didn’t hesitate to touch his lips to hers.
Aw!
They were so cute!
“Later,” we heard her whisper.
“Later,” we heard him grunt.
Raye was smiling a happy, private smile to herself. One that stated she had the ring of such a good man on her finger. A man who was protective and honest, but he was not about to stop her from being who she was even if he wasn’t entirely at one with it.
And I got how she felt.
