Salayacts as if any half-cut, shaggy haired, beach bum could stroll in off the pier and win the shit that I do.
Irarelyfucking hate what it is I do for a living – fuck, I’m typically quite proud – yet every time…every…goddamn…time…she adds just the faintest air of judgment or sneer to her voice regarding my career, I feel shame.
Guttural disgust.
And I shouldn’t.
I make a phenomenal living.
I’m incredible in the courtroom – whether for profit or charity.
I have helped –actually helped– more than just myself over the years.
There’s no reason to feel shitty about that.
Then again…maybe that’s not what I think is shitty.
Maybe that’s not what I fucking hate.
Maybe I wish she knew that I can do more than just destroy other people’s lives.
That I can save them too.
That that’s exactly what the fuck I’m trying to do with Zero.
Right here.
Right now.
Keeping an even tone noticeably grows in difficulty, “You shouldn’t be swimming.”
“You shouldn’t be drinking.”
I thoughtlessly tighten the grip on my tequila glass.“Itcalmsme.”
“Thissoothesme.”
“Like a capybara,” interjects Zero from where he’s stretched out on a nearby pool chair.
“This is theonly time, I will ever allow myself to be compared to a giant rodent,” she throws a teasing – yet threatening – glance over her bare shoulder.“Understood,Discovery TV?”
He meets her gaze, cautiously nods, and returns to typing.
“We should be sweeping for bugs,” I announce after having a sip of my beverage.“See if there are listening devices, we’re unaware of on the property.”
“I’ve got a scrambler going,” our computer genius swiftly rebuts, summoning my attention to him.“Should fuck up any unauthorized frequencies.And your cells,” he gestures his head to the seat at his right, “are getting scrubbed as we speak.”
“Why didn’t you do that shit fucking sooner?”escapes in a displeased grunt.
“Bubble bath your phones or cock block radio waves?”
“Both.”
He innocently shrugs.“Didn’t think it was necess.”
“How could you think it wasn’t necessary?”
“Idontknow,” Zero meekly murmurs, frame slinking a bit further down in the seat.“Didn’t seem like anything that sus would happen while treasure hunting for royalty, my guy.”
