“Most things in this business are.” The SUV thudded over a small fallen branch, causing the whole vehicle to rock, and Bea swore.I grappled with the oh-shit bar, but the upset was over almost as soon as it had begun. “I hope the motel doesn’t mind me coming in without luggage. I don’t want to draw
-Caleb-“So,” I said conversationally once Mike and Ed had us on the road, “which one of you is the mole?”Mike turned back to look at me while Ed, who was driving, flicked a glance at me in the rearview mirror.“Um… I think Jacey might have screwed your brains out, kid, because you’re talking to tw
He gave me a hard look in the rearview mirror. “You really don’t think Bea’s going to take her there?”“I swear on my sex life.” I folded my arms defiantly across my chest.That made him snort. “I suppose I should be wary then. Bea may not trust me.”“You think rolling up without Mike is going to he
“Don’t worry. He’ll get his. Keep your head down,” Bea said as though she’d read my mind.I pressed my face to the upholstery. “Is Jacey okay?”“She’s fine. I thought it best not to get her caught in the middle of this mess,” she replied.“Good thinking.” I still felt bad about Mike.“Ed’s not going
-Jacey-I considered telling Caleb if he ever did anything stupid like that again, he was never getting any for the rest of his life. But that would have been a blatant lie, and we’d have both known it. As our kiss transitioned from forgiveness to want to need his hand smoothed down my back and cupp
“I just need to forget for a while, Jacey. Is that okay?” he whispered, kissing me and moving his thumb in to rub my clit. “Just for a little while.”“You can ‘forget’ until they come to get us,” I assured him. I kissed Caleb fiercely.“What if it takes weeks?” he asked with a hitch of sad laughter.
-Caleb-The door banged, shaking on its hinges despite the three deadbolts and the bar fortifying it.I blinked awake at the same time Jacey did, both of us sitting up, naked. “Get in the bathroom,” I said urgently to her. “I’ll handle this.”“What? Caleb, we don’t know who’s out there!” she hissed
“I really do admire your courage,” Hansen said as he got in the driver’s seat. “A lot of people would have given up by now and refused to testify.”“That asshole is going to get his if I have to keep telling the world about his crimes until the day I keel over from Alzheimers,” I gritted out.Jacey