“I know,” he chuckles. “There’s food in Silva’s room. Please try to eat.”
Making a face, I begin picking through the pop up laundry in the closet.
“Izzy!” Silva yells as I keep her slung over my shoulder while I work.
“Mmhmm?” I ask.
“Are you going to put me down?” she huffs.
“Nope.”
I grin as she slaps my ass, wiggling it at her to do it again.
“Joke’s on you,mami, I like to be spanked,” I tell her.
“You’re terrible,” she laughs, and my anxiety begins to settle.
I wasn’t sad, I just needed to bond my girl. I just won’t call her that to her face quite yet.
Chapter Twenty-One
Syrus
“Imay need to take a few personal days,” I drawl, looking over at the bullpen as people work.
Just because the town is so small it can be near impossible to find on the map, doesn’t mean that we’re not busy. About an hour ago, an officer drove in an omega that had been trying to find us and her car got stuck. We have video cameras for surveillance outside the town, and someone luckily was out patrolling the area just outside our borders.
The officer found her and brought her in. Shep also towed her car to fix it up. Just another day in the life as this town’s sheriff.
“Yeah?” Iris asks, leaning forward in her chair. She answers all the front desk questions, and can be a bit of a busy body.
“I havepersonalbusiness,” I tell her with a wry smirk. “I’ll be out for four days at the most, effective tomorrow.”
I won’t tell Isidro’s secrets. It’s no one’s business. I want to make sure there’s someone with a cooler head around to makesure people get what they need. It’s clear he’s a handful off his medication. Harlan and Kyren will need some help.
If Isidro ends up wanting me in his bed, I won’t say no. Fuck. That reminds me that I need to talk to Silva about that. Maybe I’ll ask her to take a walk, or just drag her to the porch for a chat, despite the colder weather.
I don’t want any complications that can be avoided with some straight talk instead.
Iris purses her lips at me before trying again.
“I heard that Silva’s also out. It just hit the community forum that hours are being adjusted, and that someone is stepping in for her. Does this have anything to do with that?” she asks.
“Do I look like I’m going to answer that?” I ask, picking up my keys. “I’m gone. An email is going out with information about who is in charge while I’m out. Have a good night.”
My jacket already on, I tug on my gloves as I walk out of the building. I swear, I love this town, but they are up in everyone’s business. I’m going to bite my tongue and not tell people to fuck themselves tonight.
It’s after six in the evening, and I am cooked after being up early.
Walking into the freezing air, I curse under my breath as the snow falls around me. I’m glad Silva isn’t going to be out in this, and that she’s taking some time off. We may be in the middle of heat mayhem, but I don’t mind.
Izzy is sweet even when he’s being a bratty omega.
Making the trek to my car, I think about how I need to go home to pack a bag for longer than just a night, and then I’m picking up the phone to call Silva to see if she needs anything as I open my door.
“Hello,” she says in a husky voice I only hear under very specific circumstances.
“Hello yourself. What are you up to?” I ask, oddly amused.
