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She leaned into him. That was something she couldn’t allow herself to hope for. The only thing she could do was be the best deputy she could be.
Grant turned his head and pressed a kiss to her forehead. It would be too easy to melt into his touch, to allow herself to pretend they didn’t live in the real world. In fact, she almost did, but then her radio crackled.
Bella groaned.
“I thought you said you could still have dinner.”
“I can. But that’s what happens when you’re on call. If someone calls something in…” She gave him an apologetic look. “They want me to call the station. Give me a minute, okay?”
Grant scooted out of the booth to give her access to the door. As soon as she stepped outside, she pulled her phone from her pocket and called dispatch.
“What is it?” she demanded, glancing toward the RV and feeling every drop of guilt that came with having to leave like that.
“Bella?”
“Officer Whitfield, yes.” She sighed. This dispatcher was a new one and Bella still didn’t know her name yet.
“Oh, good. There was a call for you—from Billings. Something about finding out the results of those labs you ordered a couple weeks ago.”
Bella straightened. “Did they send over the results? I told them to email me.”
“I think that’s what they said they were going to do. But they told me you should probably know right away. The victim was drugged with Rohypnol.”
The dispatcher’s voice grew distant, taking on an almost buzzing quality. She continued to speak, but Bella didn’t grasp a single sentence.
Grant had been drugged with a sedative that could have poisoned him if he’d taken too much. Whoever it was meant business, and they weren’t about to let someone like Grant stay in this town without making it hard on him.
She shouldn’t be feeling dizzy right now. Bella was an esteemed officer, and she couldn’t afford to let her feelings for him prevent her from doing her job. She wouldn’t let that happen. Was Grant in danger? Yes. So that meant she’d push him to leave Sagebrush. Even if he had to move his trailer to the other side of town, that would be better than being here, in closer proximity to whoever was acting against him.
Bella hurried up the stairs into the RV. The second Grant met her eyes, his expression faltered. “What’s wrong?”
“They found the samples.”
Initially, he was confused. His brows came together and his frown deepened. Then the realization filled his eyes. “The blood samples?”
She nodded.
“That’s good, isn’t it?”
Bella swallowed hard and slowly shook her head.
“What do you mean? We’ve been wanting them to get back to us. What did they find?”
She clutched her hands together tightly to quell the trembling. Normally, she would be able to report what she’d found without being affected by it. But not this time. This time, it was different.
Her voice shook slightly as she said, “Rohypnol.”
He didn’t react immediately. Then his eyes grew wide.
“They drugged you with a very heavy sedative. Do you understand what that means?”
Grant’s face flooded with color and he shot out of his seat. “Yeah. That means they’ve crossed the line.”
She reached for his hand. “They did that a long time ago. No, this means you’re in more danger than I realized. We have to get you out of here.”
He pulled away from her and shook his head sharply. “I’m not going anywhere.”
She growled. “Listen to me! They gave you a sedative, Grant. Think about it. What if it had kicked in when you were driving? What if Nick had been with you?” She was yelling now, but she didn’t care. “This is about more than just you. If anything, you should realize that. Nick is in danger, too. You can’t possibly think it’s a good idea to stick around when this is escalating.”
