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He grumbles, clearly pissed off that we’re protecting one of the men who abducted Lettie.
“We’re not sure how long we’ll be able to keep Savin out of it, because after we dropped off the girls at the ER, the police were called, and CPD has a full-blown investigation underway.”
“Good.”
“Maybe, maybe not. Looks like they’ve already put in a call to the trafficking task force, so we’re not sure how well justice will prevail. Mia is having trouble finding out who the dirty FBI agent is who’s been protecting Lenkov. Boss had a call with the CPD chief this morning, but I don’t know the outcome yet.”
The line crackles with his heavy exhale.
Moving on, given the clock is ticking, I update him on the break-in at Mia’s and the bugs we found in her room. Like Boss, he’s irritated that Mia hasn’t called the cops yet to file a report.
“We’ll get there, man. We can only do so much at once.”
“Sorry I’m not there to help,” he offers.
“No sweat, T. We know where your priorities are, and that’s fine. We’ve got it under control.”
“Thanks, Klein.”
“That’s what family is for,” I toss back. “Speaking of which…”
“I know. Don’t remind me.”
“Well, Mia and I are the only other people who know. She and I are leaving it up to you to decide what to do. You know Violet best. So it’s your call.”
I’m met with silence for several long seconds. Long enough that I pull the phone away from my ear to see if the line is active.
Finally, he responds, “I’ll tell her later this week, once she’s feeling a little better, and let her decide.”
“After last night, we figured she doesn’t know, but we weren’t sure.”
“She has no clue.”
My chest swells with a deep intake of air. “Your call, man. Let us know how we can help.”
“Copy that.”
We say our goodbyes, and I end the call. Mia’s big green eyes spear me.
“Yes, ma’am? Can I help you?” I tease, knowing full well what she wants details about.
Leaning back in her chair, she crosses her legs and flicks her wrist at me. “Spill it.”
“Spill what?”
She tips her chin to point at the phone I placed on the desk seconds ago.
Playing dumb, I offer a bemused smile. “Oh, the call? You want an update on the call?”
Instead of responding to my sarcasm with words, she merely flips me off to hide her grin.
I can’t help messing with her. I’ll do anything to make her laugh. After all the heavy feelings she unloaded on me during lunch, she’s probably craving some light-hearted moments. We all need balance.
“Okay, an update on the call. Let’s see. Tomer isn’t thrilled about Boss and Leo’s forthcoming visit. I told him about the key shit from the case, let him know about your break-in— by the way, he agrees you need to report it to the cops— and yeah, that was about it.”
“Were you a slippery baby?”
I crick my neck and squint at her in confusion.
