She tilted her head. “How do you know that?” It was true. Sometimes Desiree looked at her a certain way and it sent a chill up her spine.
Jase didn’t answer her, but asked, “Has she checked up on you since you got out of the hospital?”
“She stopped by a few days ago.”
Hawk rolled his eyes. “Yeah, and flirted with me when you left the room.”
Her head snapped around to him. “What? No.”
Hawk nodded. “Yes. I didn’t like it. Especially when she made it clear that she was far more…adventurous, open, and appropriate to have on my arm than you.” He brushed his hand over her head. “It’s bullshit. You’re the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen. You’re everything I need and want. Especially since I’m pretty sure my wallet appealed to her a lot more than I did.”
She brushed her fingers down his cheek. “Look in a mirror, honey. Every woman wants you.”
His grin lit up his whole face. “I am loving that honey.”
She’d have to call him that more often. “I’m sorry she acted that way.”
Hawk shook his head. “Don’t apologize for her. Not when she tried to steal your boyfriend away from you.”
Oh. I love that boyfriend.Even if it didn’t seem quite enough.
She was loving having him so close, so connected to her.
Jase shifted in his seat. “You two are so into each other. I’m happy for you. But can we get back to this case and Desiree’s contradictions?”
“What is it you’re trying to tell me?” Lucky asked, tired of doing this in some roundabout way.
“You were at the bar with Desiree. You somehow got drugged, even though it appears that the guys you were with never went near your glass.”
She sat up straighter. “Is that what the video showed? You’re sure?”
“Yes,” both men answered.
Jase went on. “After you came out of the bathroom together, she led you to the banquet room. You remember seeing Neil in there.”
“Yes.” They’d gone over this already.
“What was Desiree doing?”
She tried to picture it but couldn’t. “I don’t know. That part’s really fuzzy.”
“Now put Neil’s question into context,” Jase prompted.
It finally dawned on her. “He wasn’t talking about me.”
“You were right there. She must have contacted him and told him to meet her there. So why ask?”
She sagged in the chair. “I don’t understand. Who did he want to see?”
Hawk swore under his breath. “He was asking about the kid.”
Lucky gasped. “Why would he ask about Krystal?”
Jase’s eyes softened. “When I hit a dead end with the video, I went back to when I thought this all started. I asked some of the guys who have been here the longest about your family’s murders. I wanted to know what wasn’t in the reports.”
“What did you find out?” This time, she was the one leaning in to Jase.
“Did you know there was a rumor going around that Desiree and Neil were hooking up behind your back?”
