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I wasn’t going to share Cap’s story, not unless he gave me permission.
So I said, “He’s adopted.”
“Oh,” Deb murmured, her gaze going soft and drifting to the windows to outside.
“I should have guessed he was in the service. He knows how to hold himself,” Dad remarked.
Oh, he knew how to do that all right.
I felt it before I saw it, so I turned my attention to the front of the restaurant to see Cap, with a carefully blank look on his face I obviously couldn’t read, I just knew I didn’t like it, coming back in.
He went right to our server, pulled out his wallet and handed her a credit card.
“Well, that was sneaky,” Deb said, sounding both annoyed and impressed.
Cap came to the table and sat down in a manner I knew he wanted to get back up.
Dad immediately shared something Cap had to know, since they’d had this conversation the day before (with Dad winning), “Deb and I wanted to pay for brunch.”
“I need to ask you to go somewhere with me,” Cap stated instead of responding to what Dad said.
“Well, we have a few hours before we have to get to the airport,” Dad replied cautiously. “So, sure.”
“No, sir, you mistake me. I can’t explain how right now, but I need you to trust me.”
Deb and Dad looked at each other.
After I saw them do that, I pinned my eyes to Cap.
I still couldn’t get a read on what was going on, and why he was being like this, and what he wanted with Dad and Deb.
The server brought the bill folder and Cap took it.
He stood after he was done signing and put his card back in his wallet.
Uncertainly, Dad, Deb and I stood too.
“If you’ll follow us in your car,” Cap requested with strange formality.
“Is everything okay?” Dad asked.
“Yes, everything is fine,” Cap told him, though his tone didn’t confirm that…exactly.
I just didn’t know how I knew everything was not fine…exactly.
Cap took my hand and guided us all out of the restaurant.
I waited until we were in the car to ask, “What’s going on?”
He reversed out of his spot, saying, “Need to ask you to trust me too, baby.”
“Cap, you’re kinda freaking me out.”
We were out of our spot, he was idling with his eyes to his rearview, waiting for Dad and Deb to come up behind us, but he looked to me, lifted a hand to cup my jaw and whispered, “Please, Raye, just trust me.”
I was still freaking out, but this was Cap, so I nodded.
Dad and Deb pulled up behind us, and Cap drove out.
