Pulling it from his pocket, Dannie saw that it was his partner, and he knew the shit was about to hit the fan.
Oh, boy.
Leah was going to lose her mind. In fact, it was going to be worse than that. She was going to be pissy when she found out that he was working with the Feds, and she was not.
The last thing he wanted to do was make her angry, since she had a temper, but she’d played the game wrong. Maybe had she not been so cranky…
Still, that didn’t absolve him from this one sin.
He was helping the‘enemy’.
Well, now, he couldn’t lie because when she found out, there would be hell to pay for lying too. He had a lady. He knew exactly how to avoid those pitfalls.
“Yo,” he said, hoping and praying she wouldn’t go there and ask about working. Maybe she was locked out of her place again, and he could pop two streets over from the retail area, and use the spare she gave him to get her in.
Could he be that lucky?
One could hope.
Hearing his voice, she went there.
“What happened on Main Street?” she asked. “I took a nap and woke up to the news going crazy. I can hear the commotion from my apartment. Are you at your girl’s place? Did something happen to the Feds?”
Well, here went everything.
“Yeah, Agent Cantrell was walking down the street to get something faxed, and the killer shot at him. Instead, this person hit some innocent woman, and she died on the scene. The media is all over it.”
Leah paused.
“That sucks. Uh, can you tell me why you're on the news being there?” she asked, suspiciously, with some hurt evident in her voice.
Here it went.
“I was visiting Steph, and about to crash there for the day when I heard the gunshots. It was literally three buildings down from hers. Don’t get cranky and make up some wild theory that I’m doing you dirty. Stay calm.”
Oh, but she was already there and taking him on a little trip.
To Guilt-ville.
“So, you were there and saw it all go down? Why didn’t you call me? You know I live near there, and I could have been there fast.”
Yeah, this was pretty much what he’d expected.
So, he was to the point.
“Leah, none of this was planned, and once the woman was shot, I just raced down from Steph’s apartment to see if I could help. There was no thinking. Now, I’m just doing what I need to do.”
Now, she was curious.
That was an odd way to end that explanation.
“What’s that mean?”
Yeah, he had to tell her.
“The agents cleared me, and I’m helping. Don’t get mad. I asked about you helping.”
She was silent.
