Gina nodded. “I’m settling in. The Agency has an opening I’m eager to join. I think I can bring a lot to the team.”
Jane realized they had a spot open in her squad since Rob Williams was gone. “Who are you going to be working with, do you know?”
“Monica Pearson, I believe. I met with her a few days ago. She seems solid. Plus, I’m happy to get back to cybercrimes.”
Rapp said, “Tired of violent crimes already?”
“Aren’t you?” Gina shot back. “I hear you’re heading back into the field. Are you working national security or partnering with another agency?”
“Something like that.”
“The mysterious Agent Rapp,” Gina said. “I’ll drink to that.”
They clinked bottles. Chatter turned to Gina’s sister, who lived in Kirkland and was planning to get married come summer. To Diego’s planned ski trip with some “bros” he met gaming online that he planned to hook up with in Denver. Rapp remained quiet, content to listen.
“What about you, Jane?” Gina asked. “What do you do for fun when you’re not catching killers?”
Jane did her best not to squirm in her seat. “I like reading. And my cousin’s back in town. To stay, I think. So that will be interesting.”
“Is she anything like you?” Diego asked and wiggled his brows, prompting a laugh out of her.
“No. She’s a hothead who speaks before she thinks.” True but not exactly kind. “But she’d give me the shirt off her back if I needed it. And she’s smart. Sometimes too smart for her own good.”
Rapp chuckled. “Sounds like my brothers.”
“How many do you have?” Gina asked.
Jane still suspected Gina had a crush on him, but she didn’t show anything but polite interest while waiting for his answer.
“Three brothers. Two are twins.” He made a face. “The oldest is a doctor. Talk about too smart for his own good.” He grinned, sincere appreciation in his smile. “Then there’s me, the perfect son.”
Diego snorted and Jane choked on her soda, which made Gina laugh.
“And the youngest, the twins, both cops. We’re supposed to have some big family reunion this summer if I’m in town. Not sure I will be.”
“They live here?” Diego asked.
“In Oregon, actually. I’m the renegade for moving around so much. The rest of them live in Central Oregon.”
“My uncle has property out there,” Jane mentioned.
Discussion then moved to popular spots in Oregon.
The conversation felt nice, Jane realized. Being around other people—these people—felt like snuggling under a warm blanket on a cold, wet day.
She’d miss them when they broke up. But all good things had to come to an end, she supposed.
Jane stood. “Well, guys. I guess this is goodbye to you two.” She glanced at Rapp and Diego. To Gina, she held out a hand. “See you around.”
Gina shook it, squeezing hard once before letting go. “Not if I see you first.”
“Ha. Nice one.” Diego fished an energy drink out of the refrigerator and came back to ask Gina a few questions about Denver, since she’d been through not too long ago.
Jane walked to the exit, feeling a literal sense of closing the door behind her before moving on to bigger and better things.
Rapp stopped her with a hand on her shoulder, his expression blank as he listened to whoever was on the other end of his cellphone.
She felt his tension. “Rapp?”
