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“Or just go for broke.”
“I knew it. You’re doing everything in your power to break me.”
She rubbed her hands together and squinted. “Oh, you caught onto my evil plan.”
“I fight evil.”
“I bet I can take you, Devil Dog.”
“Challenge accepted.”
She gave him a toothy smile. “Good. Since tonight is supposed to be a ‘down and dirty’ night.”
“Good, because I plan on going down and my sheets will be getting dirty.”
Vi clicked her tongue. “Promises, promises.”
“One thing you’ll learn about me is that if I make a promise, I keep it.”
“Oorah.”
Oo-fucking-rah.
Chapter Nine
Reaper jerked upright and willed his heart to remain in his chest as the passenger side door of the Terradyne Gurkha LAPV was unexpectedly flung open.
Well, fuck, there went his hiding spot.
“What’s going on between you and my sister?” came the demand.
Damn. He’d been having a nice little snooze, too!
Not only did Vi wear his ass out last night, but he planned on heading into Pittsburgh later once darkness fell. Grim and Ghost had given him a new list of locations to scout out.
He needed to stay sharp when dealing with the Russos. Becoming sloppy could blow the whole mission, or worse, be a death sentence. That meant, getting some solid rest was important.
But so was fucking Vi.
Hence, the nap.
“I need an answer.” Indie had her hands planted on her hips and her dark eyes narrowed on him.
“About?” Sometimes it was smart to play dumb. Like he did with Honey at the pig roast.
“About what’s going on between you and my sister,” she reiterated.
“Nothing.”
“Nothing doesn’t have her dragging her ass into the house at six a.m. and demanding coffee.”
Shit. “Ask her.”
“I’m asking you.”
He gritted his teeth at her bossiness. He shouldn’t be surprised since it ran in the family. “And I don’t have any obligation to answer you.”
Indie stared at him. She looked so much like her older sister, it was scary. Not quite like identical twins, but enough to tell they were closely related. They both had their mother’s looks and a mix of both their parents’ personalities.
