She seemed to be contemplating this.“Work as a team?”
“Why not?”
She smiled at him.“Cool.”
Yeah, it was.
“It might be fun,” she said.
Yeah, it would.
He grinned at her and took another sip.
Then, regrettably, he had to get into more heavy.
So he leaned back into his elbows, and he saw her mentallybrace, which meant she read him, as he meant her to, before she leaned intohers.
He tried to cushion his words as best as he could when hegave it to her.
“You know I’mgonnahave to tellmy brother about Carolyn.”
She dropped her head and stared down at her beer.
He lifted a hand and curved it around her jaw, so she lookedat him again.
“I can give you two days to prepare her.In that time, shecan come clean.She can do whatever.But after those two days are up, Georgie,Igottagive Jag what he needs to have, and I’mgonnawarn you, he’sgonnaloseit and scrape her off.”
“Yeah,” she said sadly.
“He won’t hurt her, at least not—”
“I know.”
“He’s also notgonnaget shittyabout getting his money back.But she’ll be dead to him.”
“I know,” she repeated.
“It’s not all about the money.Drugs are a no-go with us,baby.”
“Me too,” she whispered.“I don’t know what to do about her.She’s a hot mess, and not only in this way, which is saying something.”
And more of her bad mood at the airport was explained, andthis shit was even bigger.
With regret, he took his hand from her and said, “We cantalk about that tomorrow night after you get here from your date-not-date.Now,’causeIwannakiss youagain to take your mind off shit things, and if I do, that’ll take us where weshouldn’t go until we get to know each other a little better, Igottaget you home.”
“Back to my car, you mean.”
“Then I’ll follow you home.”
“I can drive myself home, Dutch.”
“I know that, Georgiana.But you’ll be driving away from awarehouse full of black market shit, and the bad guys who deal it, where I donot know if we wandered into their camera range and they saw me drag you out ofthere.So they might be even more vigilant.So I want to make sure you’re notfollowed.With me?”
She nodded.
“Quick kiss, then finish your beer, then we’re out of here.”
She gave him that got-your-cock look again which caught theattention of his cock, as it was meant to do, and said, “Yousowantin my pants.”
