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Bart shuffled his feet. “I think so. Not sure what she thinks.” He pulled Ross a few more paces away from the chaos of the hazardous materials team, first responders, and local law enforcement. “Can you do me a favor?”
“Another one? This should count for something.” He jerked a thumb over his shoulder in the direction of the mess.
“That was a great move, pinching him between us. But I was thinking you might stick around for a day or two.”
“Planning on getting married for real?”
Bart shrugged. If he could convince Hannah to stay, that would be ideal. Hell, keeping her around would be more than he’d known to dream about. More than he thought he wanted. Definitely more than he deserved. “Don’t know about that, but it’s worth a shot.”
“All right,” Ross said slowly. “Don’t make me pull teeth here. What are you really asking about?”
“My gut says this isn’t over. The cartel wouldn’t bother bugging my apartment.”
“Hell, man. I could have sent you equipment to disable those.”
“Who says I needed it?”
“Good to know.” Ross offered a hand shake and then pulled him close to slap him on the shoulder. “Do you have a line on the person on the other end?”
“Not yet.” His gaze drifted to the other side of the highway.
“But you have your suspicions.”
Bart nodded, keeping an eye on Suter and Kellerman as they talked with Hannah about the take down. He should tell Ross about Tim’s notebook and the real cause of his concern, but there was no telling who might interrupt them.
“We can keep an eye on things.”
“From a good distance.”
“Do you think I’ve forgotten how to be discreet since I became a civilian?”
Bart made a show of examining the wild scene behind them. “It looks like it from here.”
“Shut up. You bolted from your own wedding reception to start that.”
Crap. Bart rocked back on his heels. He looked across the highway to Hannah and waved. At least she hadn’t pulled the wounded wife routine and stayed behind to stew in bitterness.
As much as he instinctively wanted to keep her out of harm’s way, he knew she could handle herself. More, he knew she would always want to.
“How are things in Haleswood?”
“You mean with Allie?”
Bart nodded.
“You just saw her twenty minutes ago. We’re doing fine. We’ve decided to start a family.”
“You’re kidding.” Bart remembered the sweet terror of knowing he was going to be a dad. Thinking about Hannah’s trouble this morning in the diner, he wondered if he would be invited down that road again. “Allie’s pregnant?”
“Not yet, but I hope that changes soon.”
“I’ll give you Maria’s magic tea recipe to cure morning sickness. You’ll be her hero.”
“That could help.”
Bart rocked back on his heels. “Maria,umm, made it for Hannah just this morning.”
“Really?” Ross stared at him for a long moment. “It’s yours?” He took a step back when Bart glared. “It just seems sudden from this side of it.”
