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“Let me know where you are, everywhere you go. I want to know you get there safe. I’ve got things to do and I don’t know where I’ll be. If you can’t get hold of me, I’m programming your phone with the number to the surveillance room. There’s someone there twenty-four seven and they can always get word to me.”
“Okay.”
“If I’m finished in time, I’ll meet you at The Hornet. If not, I’ll meet you at your house.”
“What if you’re not finished on time, but finished in the middle of the night, like last night?”
His eyes caught mine. “I’ll meet you at your house.”
“What if I’m sleeping?”
“I’ll use my key.”
“What key?”
“The key I had copied from Ally’s key.”
“Does Ally know you copied my key?”
He didn’t answer. This meant no.
“When did you do this?” I asked.
His eyes crinkled, but there was still no answer.
“Why did you do this?” I pressed on.
One of his forearms was on the steering wheel, the other one on the back of my seat. He grabbed a lock of hair and wrapped it around his finger.
“I figured I’d need one eventually. So when I had the opportunity to take care of that chore, I took it.”
“You’re very cocky, have I told you that?”
“I think you’ve mentioned it.”
He pulled my hair toward him and I had no choice but to follow it. He kissed me, no brush on the lips this time. This one left me a little bothered.
Okay, a lot bothered.
He waited until the door to Fortnum’s closed behind Chowleena and me, and he took off.
Duke was behind the book counter. Tex was behind the espresso counter. There were no customers and no sign of Jane.
“You need to go home. You were shot three days ago,” I told Tex.
“I was waitin’ for you to get here. I wanted to hear about your day,” Tex answered.
I threw myself full body on one of the couches. Chowleena jumped up, sat beside me and stared at Tex. Everyone, man, woman and dog stared at Tex.
I ran down an abbreviated version. “I had a tour of Lee’s Command Headquarters, nearly got into a bitch-slapping fight with his receptionist, then I Tasered a hit man in the street just before he got the chance to shoot me. We found Rosie and he’s been arrested, and now I’m here.”
Duke put his elbow on the counter and his forehead in his hand.
Tex stared at me and he looked disappointed.
Then he shrugged. “The day’s still young.”
I closed my eyes.
