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“Next to the elevators,” I reply.
She checks her reflection in the window and wipes off the rest of her lipstick with another tissue. “I’m sure I look a mess.”
“You look gorgeous,” I correct. “Freshly fucked is beautiful.”
She grins. “I love you.”
“And I love you,” I whisper, my fingers on her jaw before I lightly kiss her one more time.
She gathers up the lunch trash and holds her head high as we unlock and open the door.
“Thanks for having lunch with me,” I say probably too loudly. Not that anyone is paying any attention to us.
She smirks and waves, heading around the corner and out of sight.
I glance around to ensure Mariana has truly left, and go back to the office to check my tablet for the rest of the day’s schedule.
Twenty-Eight
Christa
Back at work, nobodysaid a thing. I have left to have lunch with Eric a few times, and my bosses or coworkers never say anything.
“Christa, come here, please,” Melinda calls out as soon as I set my purse down.
I head over to her office. “What’s up?”
“DA on Lance Johnson’s case wants to meet.”
I cock an eyebrow. “Oh, really. Did they say why?”
“I think he wants to cut a deal. Johnson’s on his way here now. I’ll need you in the room to take notes and such. Can you make sure everything’s in the case file and have it ready in fifteen?”
“Absolutely!” I chirp, and I head to the room where we keep all the files, and pull his out. It’s not very big, as we don’t have a lot, but the doorbell camera sure helped. The photos show Lance arriving at his apartment door at 5:20 p.m. in his suit and tie from work, and not leaving again until 7:42 a.m. the next morning. None of the recordings were stopped or paused during those ten hours. The only action was a food delivery person at 6:46 p.m.
Once I make sure everything is in the file, I head to the conference room where Johnson and Melinda are already sitting.
