He took me by the elbow and pulled me close. “So’re you. Ready to go?”
“Yeah. I’m hungry.”
A slow smile spread across his face. “Me too.”
A throb of desire hit me. “I am so happy right now.”
“Yeah? Something happen?”
Before I could answer, the door opened, and Ambrose came running in. “Oh good, you’re here. Bailey, please help Lucas. You’re the only one he trusts. His Legal Aid lawyer is just tellin’ him to plead guilty. Exactly like the other one.”
Keston dropped his arm from around my shoulder. “Didn’t Bailey already say no?”
Ignoring Keston, Ambrose continued to entreat me with pleading eyes. “Please, Bailey. He’s been screwed once. You know the cops wanna get him.”
Dammit.“If I do this and I find out he wasn’t wrongfully arrested, are you going to stop hounding me then? I’m not gonna lie.”
“Okay. He’s in Central Booking. You know where that is?”
I sighed. “Yeah. I’ll go and let you know what happens.” Keston shifted and huffed by my side, clearly unhappy. “I’m sorry. I can’t say how long it’ll be. Hopefully I’ll be home soon.”
“Not your fault. I knew you wouldn’t say no.”
“I’d better call a car. I’ll text you.” I kissed him and left.
The ride to Central Booking wasn’t long, and I was shown into a conference room to wait for them to bring Lucas in. When they did, he smirked and his eyes lit up.
“Ambrose came through. I knew he would.”
“First of all, I’m not representing you or here as your attorney. This is a consultation only. Understand?”
“Yeah, yeah, sure. This is what happened. Me ’n my old lady Tiffany was havin’ a fight when that bitch across the hall called the cops.”
“What was the fight about?”
His gaze flicked side to side. “Ain’t important.”
I remained silent.
He huffed and glared. “Okay, I brought some shit to her place, but I wasn’t gonna leave it there. I was gonna move it.”
Unreal. “And the gun?”
“Listen. The kid was asleep.”
My temper exploded. “A child? There was a child there and you had a gun lying around? Are you crazy?”
“Be quiet and just get me out of here.”
Fool. “What happened when the police came?”
“I was in the hallway, telling the old witch to mind her business. Tiffany was still yellin’ her damn head off at me, and I told her to shut up. The cops wanted to come in, and I said no, even though Tiffany told them yes.”
I blinked. “Wait. It’s Tiffany’s apartment, am I correct?”
“Yeah.”
The man was as dense as mud. “She said they could come in?”
