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“Belle’s drunk.”
Noah froze. There it went. His balls drew up in fear. Pure, unadulterated male fear. Because Sabella did not pull her punches when she was drunk.
“Tell me she’s not at Sienna Grayson’s?”
“That was Ian Richards. She’s at his house.” Rory sighed. “The sheriff is there to pick up Sienna. He’s threatening to lock Belle, his wife, and Ian Richards’s wife up for the night if I don’t come get her. Evidently, they’re trash-talking men in general and having a hell of a lot of fun doing it. I think I heard something about a sexual crisis in the background, and Ian is cracking the hell up with laughter.”
Yeah, that was fear pinching his balls.
“Call him back,” Noah breathed out roughly as he grabbed his jacket from the wall peg and grabbed the keys to Rory’s truck from his desk. “Tell him we’re coming after her.”
The garage was already closed and everything locked up for the night. They had just been waiting for Sabella to return.
“Should I wish you luck or order roses for your new gravesite?”
“Just call Ian and tell him we’re coming,” he growled and headed out the door. “I’ll pull the truck around and pick you up.”
He should have known when he saw her drive off. Hell, he had known. A part of him was well aware that his wife was pissed off and would head to Sienna’s. He hadn’t expected Kira. He knew they’d connected as friends, but not to this extent. There would be hell to pay now, and not just from Sabella, but Kira as well.
He and Rory arrived at the house, pulling in behind Kira’s small sports car, and Noah shook his head. He knew Kira. She was a troublemaker. A former Homeland Security agent with too damned much time on her hands now. She had driven Ian insane until he married her in what Nathan swore was an attempt at some peace.
The door opened as he neared it, and Rick Grayson stared at him with narrow-eyed displeasure from across the room as Ian stepped back and allowed Noah to enter the house. Amusement glittered in his commander’s eyes and tugged at his lips. Damn. Noah didn’t need this.
And there they were. Sabella was sprawled out on one end of the couch, Sienna on the other. Kira was reclining on the love seat. They all stared at him.
“Oh Sabella,” Kira drawled mockingly. “I disagree, he looks like a very shady character.” She looked at Sienna. “Has your husband run his background check yet? I bet he has a record.”
“Twice. He’s clean,” Sienna announced blithely, peeking over the back of the couch as Noah winced. “You know who he reminds me of?”
“A thief?” Kira answered quickly.
“No.” Sienna frowned. “You know . . .”
“Do you think his ears are big enough to pull?” Sabella peeked over the back of the couch, narrowed her eyes, and stared at his ears consideringly.
The three women erupted into gales of laughter.
“I should arrest you,” Rick muttered to Noah. “This has to be your fault.”
Noah grunted, strode across the room, and picked his wife up gently from the couch.
She stared at him in surprise, but she didn’t fight him.
“I can walk,” she assured him.
“Of course you can.” He nodded seriously. “But Rory has a date, so we’re in a hurry.”
She thought that was funny. But as she laughed she laid her head against his chest and her little hand rested over his heart.
“Night, Rick. Ian. I’ve had fun,” she called out as they passed the two men.
“Stay out of trouble, Belle,” Rick grunted before shaking his head as Noah passed.
“Everyone thinks you’re very sexy, you know?” Sabella piped up as he carried her to the truck.
“Really?” He glanced down at her. She was watching him, drowsy, a little too tipsy.
“Really.” She sighed. “Do you know Gaelic, Noah?” she suddenly asked.
