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“Uh…we’re still waiting on the plane.”
“Yeah, I know. Scottie told me.”
“And the client is…safe.”
It was silent for a minute. “Okay,” he finally answered. “Anything else?”
I scrambled for something to tell him. “You know, this isn’t going to be an easy job, boss.”
“Which of our jobs are easy?”
“I know, but…” Fuck, I had literally nothing to tell him that he hadn’t already heard. “She doesn’t like flying.”
“Neither does Scottie.”
“Yeah, but she needs meds.”
“I’ve been told. Red’s on it.”
Damn, I was running out of shit to say fast. If I didn’t come up with something, I’d have to face Sarah again. That would end badly for all of us, no matter which way I sliced it.
“You know, I was thinking maybe this has something to do with Rafe.”
“In what way?”
“You know…because of the serious nature of…things.”
He sighed heavily. I knew I was pissing him off. One thing Cash absolutely hated was people wasting his time. “This is not related to Rafe.”
“But how can you be sure?”
“Because Rafe doesn’t deal with men like her boss. I’ve already looked into him. I dug deep. There is absolutely nothing to tie him to anyone in The Syndicate. You’re reaching. What I want to know is why.”
“Just making sure we cover all our bases, boss. You know, after what happened with Asher.”
That was the wrong thing to say. Asher was a sore subject all around. I knew Cash felt guilty for allowing him to get involved with Rafe. He knew how his brother was, and still let Asher make the terrible decision to toss his hat in the ring with him. The problem with Rafe was that he never actually helped anyone unless he was helping himself.
“Asher was a very unfortunate situation, one that I don’t want to repeat. Keep your head on straight.”
“I am.”
“Are you? Because I know you already slept with this woman. Just how far are you willing to go to protect her?”
“She’s like any other client,” I said defensively.
“Uh-huh. Is that why you’re calling me, trying to find anything to discuss to get you away from her?”
How the hell did he do that? We were thousands of miles away, and yet he still knew exactly what I was doing.
“You fucked her, and now you feel responsible. Maybe you even like her. That’s fine, but keep your dick in your pants until the job is finished.”
I looked down at my crotch and knew that just wasn’t going to happen. As much as I wanted to think I was strong enough, I’d already broken Cash’s rule multiple times.
“Will do, boss.”
“No, you won’t,” he snorted. “You could at least pretend that you have shit under control.”
“I swear, nothing else will happen. The plane will be ready later today, and I’ll get her on it and back to Florida. We’ll find out what’s happened, and that’ll be the end of it.”
