Jake filled us in on the rest of the details. Afterwards, Asher decided to take Dylan for an early dinner, leaving Jake and me alone.
I rose to my feet and headed to the kitchen. “Can I get you something? Beer, water? A clue?” The last part I whispered to myself.
“I’m sorry?”
“About?”
He chuckled, following me. “Did youjust ask if you could get me a clue?”
How the hell did he hear me?“How... maybe, I mean, what?”
Jake cornered me against the island, his arms caging me in as he leaned down to get nose-to-nose with me. “You got somethin’ to say?”
I bit my lip and stared at my feet.
“Eyes, Addison.”
I met his and leaned back. “I don’t know what you want from me.”
“I want you to tell me what’s on your mind.”
“I’m trying to figure that out.”
He raised an eyebrow. “Yeah?”
I nodded. “You didn’t call me. Not even a text, so I’m not sure what that means.”
“I didn’t call you because I’ve been busy cleaning up your mess.”
“Excuse me?” I snapped.
“Obstruction of justice, tampering with evidence—”
“I wore gloves!” I argued.
“Generally getting in my way.”
“That’s not a thing.”
“It’s a thing for me.”
I wrinkled my nose. “Well, whatever. You and your Keystone Cop friends would have never figured any of this out without me and Dylan, so you should be thanking us.”
“Are you high?”
“Ohmigod, Jake, don’t even stand there and try to deny it.”
He dragged his hands through his hair, which meant I could get some distance. I scooted away.
“If you and Dylan hadn’t interfered, this would have beenover a hell of a lot sooner.”
“Oh, really? Like when? Because you all seemed to be chasing your tails until Dylan figured out the spreadsheet and I led you straight to Randal White,” I pointed out. “She and I make a pretty incredible team, don’t you think? Maybe we should become cops.”
“Dylan got shot, Addison, and you could have been too!” he bellowed.
“Dylan also got away,” I reminded him.
“Yeah, twice. Once when she knocked herself out, and once when she accidentally got one perp to shoot the other one. You guys have no clue what you’re doing. Luck’s the only thing that’s kept her alive.”
