I know.
But if he betrays us?
Cash
I’m working overtime to verify everything he says. He was true with the intel he gave on Elena. Right down to the second.
You can be sure I will do everything I can to validate whatever he gives.
Me
And how sure are you that you can do that?
It took all of a second for a text to blip through.
Cash
You questioning my skill?
I could feel the humor he injected into it.
Me
Never. Just…
Cash
I know, Silas. I get it. And I promise we’re doing everything we can on our end.
Me
How long?
Cash
I’d plan for two to three weeks. Seems he’s getting buzz about a big shipment around then. We’ll have to piece everything else together around it.
Air blustered from my nose, and I scrubbed a hand over my face, forcing myself not to send back a message that said that was unacceptable.
I had to be patient.
If you rushed into jobs, things got flubbed and the wrong people got dead.
And the only ones I planned on putting in the ground were the ones who deserved to be there.
Me
Okay.
Cash
Good. And how is the girl?
How was the girl?
Infuriating.
Gorgeous.
