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“I’m not. I helped her with her car,” I corrected.
“Uh-huh. She could have gotten a ride.”
I rolled my eyes, already tired of this conversation. “If you really want to know, she called an Uber, but you should have seen this guy. He was shady as fuck.”
“And you swooped in to play the hero,” Jason laughed.
“I didn’t—I don’t swoop. I was fucking pissed that she would let her kid into the car with a stranger.”
“And you’re not a stranger,” Rae said.
“I know I’m not a serial killer,” I snapped.
Johnny, who was suspiciously silent, finally opened his mouth. “Not that I think this is a good idea, but since you’ve already got a rapport with her, it wouldn’t kill you to…”
“To what?”
“Hey, I’m not saying you like her,” he said, holding up his hands. “Although, I’ve never seen you help a single person in your life if it didn’t benefit you.”
That was mostly true. After what happened with Hannah, I just couldn’t put that much of myself on the line for anyone else. There was the job—always the job—but that’s all it was. These people I supposedly helped…I wasn’t doing it for them. I was doing it because the job was a means to an end.
Until now.
But that was something I kept to myself.
“This does benefit me,” I argued.
They all looked at each other, then me. “How?” Johnny asked.
Frustrated, I ran my fingers through my hair. “It just does. It…Do you have any idea what it’s like to work a job where a kid is involved?”
“Yep,” Rae grinned. “And it’s so sweet that you want to protect him.”
“That’s not what I’m doing,” I snapped.
“Right, you’re just…protecting the asset,” she grinned.
“This is stupid, alright? You’re not even supposed to be here. Howthe hell did you get in my house without the whole fucking neighborhood knowing?”
“We’re very good,” Rae nodded.
“Trained by the best,” Jason agreed.
“Just get the fuck out,” I said, motioning to the back door. “If anyone sees me with you, my cover is blown.”
Jason turned, snapping his fingers. “Speaking of blown…just…be prepared.”
“For what?”
He slid the door open and stepped out, followed by the other two. I shoved my head out and hissed, “Prepared for what?”
But they were already gone.
15
SKYLAR
Nurse Westto the nurse’s station. Nurse West to the nurse’s station.
