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She pulled it from her pocket and handed it over, grinning at me the whole time. I slowly took it from her hands and sighed when I opened it. “This is Kavanaugh’s wallet.”
Her cheeks flushed red as Kavanaugh searched his pockets. “Oops.”
“Hey, what the fuck?” Kavanaugh stormed over. “How did you get my wallet?”
“It was falling out of your pocket in the van. You should really find a better place to keep it,” she explained. Then she handed over the other wallet. I really hoped it was this Simon guy and not one of my other teammates. I held out the wallet for Kavanaugh, who promptly searched it for anything that might be missing. When he stormed away in a huff, I assumed it was all there.
“This is good,” I said, handing the wallet over to Red. “See if Rae can pull up anything on this guy. Hopefully, he hasn’t already fled the state.”
“I’m sure he will. I suggested he check the camera footage from my hotel room. I bet they have whoever stole those papers on camera.”
If she wasn’t doing everything possible to ruin the case, I might actually hire her. Despite being a thief, she actually gained some very good intel for us.
“Red, call Scottie. We’re going to need the plane.”
7
SARAH
“Wait, you want me to do what?” I asked, pulling my arm from Eli’s grasp as he dragged me toward the plane.
“We’re getting on that plane and you’re coming with us.”
“For what possible reason?” There was no way I was flying in that death trap. Didn’t they know the likelihood of dying? I’d already had enough close encounters to last a lifetime. Then again, if anyone looked back on the last twelve hours of my life, they’d think I was crazy for having this reaction. After all, I had come to peace with the fact that I would die.
“Well, first of all, you have some kind of weird friendship with this guy—”
“He has a name,” I cut in.
“And because of that, we’re more likely to get information out of him if you’re with us.”
I jerked to a stop after he tried pulling me along again. “How do I know you won’t hurt him?”
“Why do you care? He tried to blow you up!”
This guy just didn’t get it. Simon was so nice. He didn’t want to be there. He probably didn’t even like his job. “I don’t judge people based on one thing they do.”
“So, what exactly does it take for you to stay away from someone?”
I glared at him, feeling rage boil up inside me. “Well, if someone’s a jerk, I definitely don’t stick around.”
“I’m a jerk?” he asked incredulously.
“You’re being one right now. You’re judging him, just like you judged me.”
“Yes, I use basic reasoning to determine if someone is worthy of my attention.”
I couldn’t help but snort at that. “Worthy? I had no idea it was such an honor to be in your company!”
“That’s not the way I meant it,” he gritted out. He took a deep breath, staring at the plane as if pondering something. “Why him?”
I shrugged. I wasn’t entirely sure myself. I just had a feeling about him. “He was nice to me. I could tell he didn’t actually like his job. Maybe he was a troubled youth and got into that line of work for all the wrong reasons. You never know what makes someone tick. Now, if he hadn’t been remorseful, yeah, I wouldn’t be so willing to help him.”
“What about your ex?” he asked suddenly, his eyes searching mine.
“What about him?”
“He cheated on you. That’s not nearly as bad as trying to blow you up. Does he deserve your forgiveness?”
