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“Right, but it’s just not the same thing as me.”
Apparently, he didn’t care for my chatter. He was silent the rest of the way to Reed Security, and only spoke once we arrived at the gates. “Just remember to let me do the talking.”
I motioned that I was zipping my lips, to which he glared at me. He really was nothing like Cash. The man didn’t have a sense of humor, and frankly, I wasn’t sure how he was going to pull this off. I mean, he did fool all of us, even though we thought he was acting strange.
“Cash Owens,” he said to the guard, showing his ID. “It’s extremely important that only Sebastian knows I’m here.”
The guard nodded and walked back to the guard booth, checking Rafe’s credentials. I shouldn’t have been amazed that he was able to get his hands on a duplicate of Cash’s ID, but I still was. Even without the reach of the FBI, the man was still able to pull off some amazing shit.
“Go through,” the man said, returning Rafe’s credentials.
As his window rolled up, he turned to me with his typical Rafe look. “Don’t fuck this up. You stay hidden and you don’t say a goddamn word about what we’re doing here.”
“You got it, captain.” I gave a fake salute, which earned me a scowl from the man beside me. He really had no sense of humor.
Rafe pulled into the underground garage and parked in the far corner. It was well-lit in the garage, making it impossible to hide from anyone else. Sebastian walked out of the building and headed straight for our vehicle. Rafe got out, and I followed, though I was pretty sure he wanted me to stay in the car.
“Cash,” Sebastian said, jerking his head at me. “Who’s this?”
“I need you to keep him hidden.”
Sebastian’s eyebrows rose. “Really? No hello or anything?”
“This is urgent,” Rafe said. “I can’t keep him at OPS, and it’s of the utmost importance that he stays safe until I can get him out of here.”
“Utmost importance?” Sebastian said, grinning at his choice of words. “So, what did he do?”
“It’s not what he did, but what he’s going to do. I need you to hide him out until the time is right.”
“Sure, it shouldn’t be a problem.”
Rafe stepped forward, gripping Sebastian by the arm. “I’m serious. No one can know about him. No one can see him. You don’t call and ask me about him or let anyone know that he was ever here.”
“Yeah, I got it,” Sebastian said, looking at Rafe funny. I was sure he was going to catch on that this wasn’t Cash, and for a moment, I saw him eyeing the missing chunk of Rafe’s ear. “That’s new,” he said, flicking his own ear.
“Someone took a shot and missed.”
“Better the ear than your head.”
“Exactly,” Rafe retorted. He turned to me and narrowed his eyes. “I’ll be back in two days.”
“Gotcha.”
He turned to get back in the vehicle, but Sebastian stopped him. “Hey, how’s Eva doing?”
“Fine, why?”
Sebastian shook his head, but I could see the wheels turning. He was suspicious. “Just wondering. You know, with the baby and all.”
Cash didn’t have a baby. I was sure Rafe was busted. After all, he didn’t keep close tabs on his brother, but he didn’t fail this one.
“You must be mistaken. Eva’s not pregnant.”
Sebastian nodded again. “My bad. Don’t wait too long.”
He totally nailed him. I was sure of it, but I didn’t think he was going to call him out. He was going to dig, and that meant he was going to interrogate me. I would have to be on my toes at all times.
We watched as Rafe pulled away, and the minute he was out the gate, Sebastian turned on me. “So, where’s Cash?”
