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“It’s crossed my mind.”
I turned to Eli, wondering if he had the same reaction. He held up his hands, shaking his head. “Don’t look at me. I don’t sleep with people that try to blow themselves up.”
Well, at least I had one person on my side. “So, let me get this straight,” I said to Kavanaugh. “Your premise is that I’m working with my boss.” He nodded. “And something went wrong with the paperwork that I was supposed to bring back. But before I even showed up at work, he called you and asked you to come in. And with that, he was already prepared to have Simon on standby to put me in an explosive vest. I’m still not sure what that would achieve, but we’ll go with it. And as this was all happening, I just went along with it because…” I shook my head, still not sure why. “I’m sorry, you’re going to have to fill in the rest for me. I’m confused.”
“Me too,” Eli huffed.
“Let’s say you’re working with your boss, and he called us in for protection. This Simon guy needed the papers and neither of you wanted to hand it over, so you concocted a plan to pretend you didn’t have what he needed. The vest was just a bonus to make you look innocent,” he smirked.
“Sure, I could see how that would be a plausible scenario.”
“See?” Kavanaugh grinned, leaning back in the booth.
“Except, I’m not sure why I would willingly go along with being strapped to a bomb all so I could get some money. If that was the case, I would have to know the bomb wouldn’t go off. And if a bomb squad was brought in, they would instantly know the bomb was a fake. In which case, the bomb would have to be real. And no sane person would strap themselves to a bomb just to get out of what…maybe prison time? Is death by bombing a better alternative?” I asked, cocking my head to the side.
He shifted uncomfortably. “Well, it was a working theory. You were too calm about the bomb.”
I leaned forward so he could really see my face and understand what I was about. “I’m one of those people that don’t react well to situations. I laugh at funerals. Like, uncontrollable laughter, and always at the worst moments. A coworker told me her husband decided to become a woman and I laughed in her face. We’re not friends anymore. And last year during a parade, I bought a hot dog from a street vendor. I had it all loaded up and ready to eat when I was shoved and it fell to the ground. I burst into tears.” I leaned in even closer. “Over a hot dog,” I stressed.
Kavanaugh swallowed hard. “Maybe it was your time of the month.”
I rolled my eyes and leaned back in the seat. “Right, blame it on my period.”
“Face it,” Eli stepped in. “She’s not working with Rafe, and she didn’t try to blow herself up. You’re going to have to get over this.”
“Who’s Rafe?” I asked, curious about this new turn of events.
“Someone you don’t ever want to meet,” Eli said, then sighed loudly. “But something tells me you will.”
And on that ominous note, the food arrived.
* * *
The food was fantastic, but even better were all the clothes, and I didn’t even like shopping. But being on an island made me suddenly want to wear a dress and walk on the beach. It was everything I always wanted on a vacation, aside from the men following me around. Well, I didn’t mind Eli being there so much.
The shopping area was one large outdoor market, filled with everything a girl could want. And it wasn’t just the fabulous dresses that caught my eye. The handbags were to die for.
“Ooh, look at this one!” I exclaimed, grabbing a bright blue dress with large, colorful flowers on it. I held it up to me and beamed at how beautiful it was.
“Please tell me you don’t actually expect me to help you pick out a dress.”
“No, but you could at least gush and tell me how beautiful I would look in it.”
“Again, we’re not dating. That falls strictly in the boyfriend territory.”
“Yes, but it also falls in the territory of a man that wants to get laid again tonight.”
He rolled his eyes at me, but stepped forward and eyed the dress. “I mean…it’s a dress and it’s blue.”
“Wow, so observant of you.”
“I’m a guy. I don’t know anything about this stuff.”
“Well, you know what you like to see on a woman.” I held the dress up to me again. “What do you see when you look at this?”
This time, he actually seemed to be thinking about it. “Without seeing it on your body, I would say, it’s fun and flirty.”
“That’s it?”
