Yeah, that was bit much, even for her. So, instead, she was to the point.
“The homicide captain is a dick, he treats Tora like shit, and I happen to like Mac, too. They can’t handle this case if we bail, and Ethan believes it’s going to escalate shortly. So do I. We need to stay here because we just took the collector’s collection. Now, he’s gonna get spicy, and I don’t mean painting the roses red with cum.”
He closed his eyes.
Lordy, but they were going down the crazy rabbit hole again. What wouldn’t he give for just a normal serial killer who liked eating toes?
“Why do I feel like you’re about to tell me I have to do something nefarious? Because you’re staring at me with that look on your face.”
She laughed.
“Because I’m about to tell you that you need to do something nefarious?”
He laughed.
A little.
Nervously.
“What do you need me to do to be your accomplice?” he asked. “Oh, and when I hire that man out there, I want to give him whatever money he asks for, and you’re going to clear that in my already tight budget. There will beNOquestions asked from my boss, or my wife.”
Oh, he knew how to bargain, and he would make sure the risk was worth the reward.
She didn’t hesitate.
“Deal.”
Oh, shit.
“Well, now, I know it’s bad. What?” he asked.
Elizabeth was to the point.
“You need to get to get the guy you are fawning over not to mention the embalming part to the homicide captain. I need a little leeway—like a day.”
He stared at her.
Oh, this was more than him bending the rules. Now, she wanted him to taint a perfectly rule-abiding ME?
WHAT?
“Elizabeth, he’s by the books. That’s why I want to hire him. He’s not going to let me pull one over the homicide captain’s eyes.”
Elizabeth just grinned.
They’d already made the deal, so…
“Well, that’s a you issue, boo. I need you to buy me a day. If they pull this, we’re coming back regardless. Ethan said escalation, and you know how often he’s wrong.”
Damn.
It.
He was well aware.
“Fine,” he said. “I’ll figure it out, but you takeWAY TOO MANYliberties because I’m your husband.”
She moved closer.
