Page 98 of Weston’s Treasure

“Bring earplugs,” Chasin grumbled, and if Weston wasn’t so pissed he would’ve had a response. But he was pissed, more than pissed, he was downright furious that once again Silver was in the line of fire after he’d told her it was over.

“’Preciate the offer. May need to take you up on that until I find a place to buy.”

That was interesting, Alec Hall wasn’t a man to set down roots—buying a home would tie him to Kent County. Weston had been to the place he rented in DC. Alec had the option to purchase the brownstone in Logan Circle. It was a kickass pad, not worth the near million-dollar price tag being a one-bedroom, one-bath, but there was no denying the brownstone had character. But Weston had been surprised when Alec told him he turned down the offer even though the mortgage would be less than what he was paying in rent.

“You know the place behind Kennedy and me?” Jameson started. “After all that shit that went down, the bank owns it now. Lots of land, but the house is kickass. Bigger than you need, five bedrooms, but the price is right.”

“I’ll take a look when I leave here.” Alec nodded.

“Can’t say it makes me all warm and fuzzy the reason you’re here finally accepting the job offer, but I can say I’m pleased to have you on the team,” Nix said.

Alec and Nix locked eyes, and as happy as Weston was his friend would now be a part of the team, he was more concerned about Silver, and how she’d react learning she may have to take another leave of absence from work. There was no way in hell she was out of his sight until this shit was over. Weston knew all too well how fast life could change. One minute everything seemed great, the next it went to hell in a handbasket. And that was not going to happen to his Silver.

* * *

“Please tell me you’re joking,” Silver whispered.

“Wish I were, babe.”

They were sitting upstairs in Weston’s office, facing each other, their knees touching and Silver’s hands were in his. They were also holding tight. He’d just finished filling Silver in on the latest situation. Needless to say, she wasn’t happy.

And Silver being Silver was using anger to cover up her fear. He could see it—her pretty face transformed right before his eyes. Had gone from happy and relaxed from her lunch with the girls to scared, then straight to pissed.

Weston had wanted to wait and talk to her after they’d gone home. He’d wanted to take her to their room, put her in bed, and hold her while he laid it out. Unfortunately, she was too smart for that. As soon as she’d walked into the office with Micky and Kennedy she knew something was going on, then she’d pushed to find out what that was. And considering they needed Micky to tap Alec’s boss, Ellis Hopper’s phone immediately, Weston didn’t have the luxury of taking his woman home in an effort to cushion the blow.

Explaining the situation to Micky but keeping Silver in the dark, felt like a lie. Something Weston wasn’t willing to do, not ever, so he’d made the decision not to wait. A decision he fucking hated to make, not only because it would freak Silver out, but it also meant she wasn’t free from danger.

“Am I still in danger?” she asked, still whispering, verbalizing what he was thinking.

“There’s a possibility, yes, but I’m gonna keep you safe.”

“Wes—”

“Seriously, sweetheart, I need you to trust me.”

“Maybe Alec’s wrong—”

“He’s never wrong,” Weston cut her off. “Something we’ve all learned a long time ago, Silver—you never ignore your gut. So when Alec says he’s got a bad feeling, not only am I listening, I’m making moves to protect you. Trust me.”

And just when Weston thought they were sliding toward a stubborn standoff, Silver shocked the hell out of him.

“Okay.”

“Call your boss and feel him out. Tell him you need more time off.”

“And say what? My spleen’s ruptured?”

“If you need to, yes.”

Her eyes narrowed and her scowl deepened. “This isn’t a joke.”

“You’re goddamned right it’s not. And this might make me a dick, but right now I don’t give two fucks what your boss says. What I do know, and what I do give two fucks about, is that you’re not going back on rotation until this is over. And by over I mean, Alec gets the answers he wants and Hopper is cleared or taken down.”

“I’ll lose my job if I take off more time.”

“Yeah?”

“Yeah.”