Oh, shit. Our boy Rand had a little crush on Celia’s sister. Which was also Luke’s sister. And that meantdouble the fucking troubleif they ever got together.
Another problem for another day.
I decided to throw the lab nerd a bone. “Good work out there. Turn them over to Tampa Police. I know those detectives have been dying to get their hands on Echo for some explanations.”
We hung up. I looked at Celia. “Lalelei, I’m sorry I interrupted your nap. Why don’t you lay back down? I have some calls to make and preparations for our departure. But if you want to stay an extra day and just relax, we can do that.”
Celia shook her head. “No, I want to get back and put this all behind us.”
She slumped back to the bed and pulled the comforter over her head. A pang of regret shot through me when she said, “put this all behind us.” I hoped she was talking about the case, but part of me worried she was talking about us too.
Unfortunately, it wouldn’t be the first time a woman wanted to leave me behind.
