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The reality was that it could be anyone. The Chancellor might very well decide Daar couldn’t be trusted. This could be a power play on the part of another council member. He needed intel, but he had the best man on the job.
Monday. Suleiman Household, New Orleans, LA.
Robin was surprised to arrive home to an empty house midafternoon. She wasn’t aware of any plans, then again it wasn’t like Dad and Uncle Daar told her everything.
This was just as well.
She smoothed a hand over her hair, but there was no fixing it. A smile curved her mouth despite her efforts to hold it at bay. Her knees were still a little wobbly. She hadn’t expected a lunch quickie to be that intense.
Today had been more successful than she’d ever dreamed. On the personal front, she felt closer and more in tune with Harper. He was someone she could trust completely, she just knew it. On the investigative front, having Harper with her in Florida was a boon. Vacations had always been a lonely affair with Dad going off to do things and leaving Saana and Robin behind. Of course she would still be by herself a good deal, but the trade-off would be worth it.
She climbed the stairs, ears straining to hear anything, but the house was silent.
Robin retreated to her bedroom and changed into something more comfortable, then she did what she could with her hair. It would have to go up tonight for her date with Harper. She wished he hadn’t needed to get back to work or she might have just stayed at his place. Then again, she needed to touch base with Jessica more than anything.
The phone in Robin’s clutch began to ring.
“You heard me thinking about you,” she said as she grabbed the device and smiled at the name before clicking the button. “Are you psychic?”
“Just impatient.” Something squeaked in the background. Jessica must be in her office. “So, lunch quickie, yes or no?”
“I don’t kiss and tell.”
“It’s girl code to tell me if you’re getting some or not.”
Robin threw up her hands as a blush crawled up her neck to her cheeks. “Why don’t you get some?”
“Because every moment I’m not focused on work I’m focused on you. Come on, let me live vicariously through you. Please? Pretty please?” Jessica begged.
“Fine.” Robin let her head hang forward. “Yes, okay?”
Jessica gasped. “So things are good then?”
“Surprisingly, yeah. He said things have been weird because he didn’t know how to say he doesn’t like how my family treats me.”
“Oh my God, that’s cute. That’s like sickeningly sweet.”
“It gets better.”
“Tell me more! Tell me more!” Jessica chanted.
“Dad invited Harper to Miami with us without me dropping hints.”
She gasped and something clattered in the background. “No way. What did Harper say? Is he going?”
“He said he needs to make sure he can clear his schedule for a week, and if he can he’ll go with us.”
“Wow. I have to say, he must be in really high demand to have such a flexible schedule.”
“He said that’s one of the best things about his job, how he can work when and where he wants.”
“Good for him.” Jessica clapped her hands. “After everything, he must have gone through in the military, good for him.”
Robin sank onto the comfortable armchair in the corner of her room where she could peer out on the side lawn. “It is kind of spoiling me that he’s available whenever I want to see him most of the time.”
“I would argue that no one deserves a man able and willing to dote on her more than you. Okay. Mushy stuff aside, I really think you should try to get your hands on your uncle’s phone.”
“Why would I do that?” Robin asked slowly.
