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The three of them left.
Mike rose and headed for the door. “And I’ll go track this mystery Asian.”
“We don’t know he’s Asian,” Joel called after him. Once he was sure everyone was above ground, he turned to Julien. “What’s the damage you’re not telling us about?”
“An official kill order.” Julien’s expression transitioned from sorrowful to deadly. “It came in this morning. I’ll say something tomorrow, but I want everybody to have one more normal fucking day.”
Joel’s phone rang, and a picture of Ayesha in the burnt orange bikini popped up on the screen. “Hey, Eesh,” he answered. “We’re just about done here. I’ll be home soon.”
“Oh, I’m not at home,” she said. “I’m at Theo’s school.”
“Alone?”
“Dez is nearby. Theo forgot his lunch, so I dropped it off. You know he’s got that texture thing, and he’ll give Lilly hell if she tries to make him eat fish in any capacity. You’d never guess this kid was born on an island.”
“You’re on your way back right now?”
“Yes. Why?”
“You know why.”
“I’ve created a monster.”
He dropped his voice. “Yep, and he’s hungry.”
She laughed, and the sound drew a broad smile to his face. “I’ll see you in about twenty, then. Love you.”
“Love you too.”
They ended the call.
When he looked up again, Julien was staring at him. “Guess what I found when I went through the District of Columbia marriage records?” Julien asked. “I’ll give you three tries.”
Joel scratched the back of his head. “Why were you randomly going through marriage records?”
“It wasn’t random.”
“Did you say anything?”
Julien gestured to the doorway. “Come on, Lattimore. We all know. We just didn’t have proof until the certificate, and then Ari said Ayesha’s ring is different.”
How did everyone notice so quickly?
“But, if I’m being honest,” Julien shrugged, “I wish we could have been there.”
Joel sighed. “Yeah, we thought the same thing, but the civil ceremony was only for the dossier to get the boys added to my benefits as soon as possible. We plan on having an official ceremony, especially since my folks would kill me if they found out I married Ayesha and they weren’t there.”
“They do love them some Ayesha.”
“Exactly.”
Dez’s face appeared on one of the monitors. “Hey, you guys remember the FBI agent in D.C. me and Larke had to deal with?” he asked. “He’s here.”
Joel frowned. “Here…where?”
“At Thandie and Theo’s school, talking to Ayesha.”
Dez flipped his phone screen, and Joel was suddenly reminded of a nature show he and the boys watched where a hyena kept infringing on a lion’s pride. Now that he thought about it, it mighthave been a little violent for the boys to have been watching with the way the lion had snapped the hyena’s neck.
