A shadow darkened her eyes. “The chance we could get caught excites me. That’smykind of danger.
“My Bella’s a bad girl.”
“When properly motivated, I can beverybad,” she replied.
He wanted to pull her into his arms, kiss her for hours, and love her for days. Caroline Austin was his dream girl.
They entered the Department of Justice. Three long hours later, they’d discovered nothing. Greystone didn’t want to be that guy… but he had to. They needed a solid clue that would send them into the remaining buildings.
“Austin, I gotta call it,” he said.
“I did see something.” A gust of wind blew her hair across her face.
With a light touch, he tucked her hair behind her ear. “Tell me.”
“There was a men’s room in each building that had an out-of-order sign on the door.”
Though it sounded far-fetched, he didn’t want to dismiss her. “You think they’re building bombs in there?”
“It sounds stupid, right?”
“We gotta follow up on everything. Do you want to go back inside?”
“Let me check with the team. Addison and Hawk are walking through Langley.”
They returned to his SUV, and he pulled into traffic.
She called Addison, put the call on speaker.
“Hey,” Addison answered. “I was just about to call you. We didn’t find anything. How ‘bout you?”
“Nothing,” Caroline replied. “Did you see any restrooms with out-of-order signs on them?”
“I didn’t notice any. Let me ask Nicholas.” She asked him, then said, “He didn’t see any either.”
After ending the call, she harrumphed. “I feel like we missed something.”
“We can go back there again,” he said, stopping for a light.
She said nothing more. As they drove toward Alexandria, her phone buzzed.
“Hmm,” Caroline uttered.
“What’s goin’ on?”
“One of my friends wants me to meet her new boyfriend.” She read him the text from Jennifer Leigh.
Sorry it’s taken me sooo long. Erik and I just got back from an impromptu trip on his private jet. I told him you were dying to meet him, so how’s tomorrow night? He likes the Dungeon, got a thing for tits. Pls pls meet us!
“They’re going to the Dungeon for drinks tomorrow night so he can ogle the strippers.”
Greystone chuffed out a laugh. “Sounds like a winner. Are you going?”
“No. I don’t have time and I’m not interested in meeting him. She’s always in love with someone. This is just her flavor of the month. Plus, she’s kind of a lot for me to be around.”
“Why?”
“She’s become all about her.” Caroline rubbed her forehead. “Lately, our friendship feels like a competition. I gotta pass.”
