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Arlen and Cali sat in the back on either side of Grimm, and I drove with Cobra riding shotgun. Every time I looked in the rearview mirror, Cali’s eyes met mine.
She had on a habit and hood with her cross necklace tucked in. She looked pure as ever, tempting the strongest man to wanna sin.
I parked the Jeep hillside, parti
ally obscured and still able to see the lone church that sat center field.
“You got this?” I asked Cali and Arlen at ten till eleven.
“I can do this,” Cali answered with heady determination.
“That’s my fuckin girl.”
She beamed at me and climbed out of the car, blowing a kiss before shutting the door.
“What about you?”
“I got her back,” Arlen retorted, climbing out and circling around to walk in step with Cali. We watched them fall in line with the rest of the nuns rushing towards the church in the mirrors. The bright light made them all look like scurrying black dots.
“Did you bring it?”
“It’s right here,” Cobra said, pulling a utility bag from beneath his seat with an excited grin.
“You’re such a child, Bow-bow,” Grimm taunted from the backseat, using the nickname we’d given him when we were kids.
Cobra dramatically gasped and turned in his seat. “Is that a compliment from the reaper? Thanks man. I got love for you too.”
Ignoring their banter, I kept my eyes trained on the rearview mirror.
Patience was never my strongest virtue to begin with but where Cali was concerned, the shit didn’t exist at all. I knew she could do this—she’d done it multiple times before I entered the picture—but that didn’t make me feel any better about her safety.
Exactly on time, a figure dressed in all black appeared at the back of the church. I was more relieved than I was willing to admit.
“Let’s go.”
I was out the car before the last word finished coming out of my mouth, jogging towards the door. Cobra and Grimm fell in step beside me.
As people began filing out the front of the church, thanks to Arlen we were able to slip in the back. She held a finger to her lips to silence us and took the lead back the way she came.
The building went peacefully silent after the large doors slammed shut.
The moon shone through the stained glass windows and served as the only light in the hall.
“You look cute, brat, like a school girl.” She glanced over her shoulder and shook her head, flipping Grimm the bird as she walked.
At the end of the hall, she paused and put an arm out to stop us, pointing around a corner.
Peering around her, I searched the pews for Cali, spotting her kneeling in front of the altar. Father Azel—her uncle—was making his way towards her.
We filed into the room just as he reached her and touched the back of her head. Like a jack-in-the-box, she sprang up and turned around with a shit eating grin on her face.
“Hello, Father. Did you miss me?”
Her sweet voice echoed across the room. Azel faltered, visibly surprised. Cali stepped forward and shoved him so hard he fell back and tripped, landing on a pew.
“Lock the doors,” I directed Arlen as we moved past her.
Hearing my voice, Azel whipped his head around. His wide eyes took us all in and he blanched, hopping up and attempting to run.
