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“You were both found with drugs in your possession,” the arresting officer announced for everyone to hear.
“No,” I rebuked, flat and cold. “Neither of us was in possession of anything. You said you found them in my car.”
“You saying they set you up?” Max asked.
A disquiet rippled through the entire group. All Elite eyes collectively shifted to the two officers and one detective standing there.
“Falsely accusing an officer of the law is considered obstruction of justice,” pointed out the cop who brought Matthew.
“Setting up a politician’s son is career suicide,” I replied.
Matthew jolted, his body turning toward mine. “What did you say?”
Frowning, I reached for him. He took a step away, repeating, “What did you just say?”
I moved forward, closing the gap he’d just put between us. “I said he set us up.”
He shook his head adamantly. “No. No, that’s not what you said.”
Before I could do anything, the doors to the precinct swung in again, a rush of cool night air preceding the bodies coming inside. This time, it wasn’t twelve people. It was two.
But those two had the same impact as twelve.
Whispers swirled around the room. Bodies straightened from their desks. Phones were left to ring.
Appearing oblivious to the way he sucked oxygen from the room, my father strode down the short hallway, features smooth. Despite it being late and the fact that he had to hop on a plane to get here, he was unruffled in a navy suit, white dress shirt, and blue-checked tie. His shoes were shined within an inch of their life, his dark head had not one hair out of place, and he was freshly shaven. Beside him, Niles was dressed similarly, but his suit was brown, tie yellow, and he carried a briefcase.
“Senator Andrews.” Detective Paul spoke first, a hint of resignation in his tone. “Welcome to Westbrook Police Station. We weren’t expecting you.”
My father cut his eyes to the detective. “You’ve just arrested my son for the second time, and you weren’t expecting me?”
Honestly, I was a little surprised he’d come in person. I expected just Niles. I was glad, though. Bennett Andrews’s presence would speed things up even more.
Detective Paul cleared his throat. “Yes. Well?—”
Dad dismissed him, eyes snapping to me. “Son. Are you all right?”
“Son,” someone echoed.
I nodded. “Hey, Dad. Thanks for coming.”
Someone else whistled.
“Wait just a bro minute,” Jamie declared.
Kruger turned to me, astounded. “Dad?”
I nodded. “Everyone, this is my father, Bennett Andrews.”
“That’s Senator Andrews to all of you,” Niles said. Dude was the equivalent of a wet sock.
“Dad, this is Elite,” I introduced.
“The swimmers?” Dad surmised, and I nodded.
“You know us?” Wes seemed surprised.
Dad turned the full weight of his stare to the curly-headed swimmer.
