Page 60 of Last Chance

“Go on. I’ll be fine out here.”

“Stay inside the vehicle. Don’t open it for anyone. You’ll be safe, but if anything frightens you, honk the horn.”

Sawyer leaned over and brushed his mouth over hers, then exited the vehicle and locked it. He met Brody at the nose of the vehicle. “Let’s get this done so I can get Janie inside.”

The two men entered the safe house, and each took one floor. Within five minutes, they’d cleared the house. No signs of intrusion. Excellent.

Sawyer returned to the vehicle and opened the passenger door for Janie after he grabbed his Go bag from the cargo area. He escorted her inside and reset the alarm.

“Any problems?”

She shook her head. “What about in here?”

“No signs of an unwanted visitor. We’ll check every time we return to the house, in case our location has been compromised.”

“What’s next?”

“Lunch. After that, Brody and I will see what we can learn from the interrogation team and get an update from Zane. Do you have work you need to do for your shop?”

“I need to place another order for supplies. I noticed that we’re running low on several items.”

“You can work on one of our laptops. No one will trace your location with our laptops. We have built-in protections.”

“Nice. I never would have thought about that danger. I’m glad to know that you and your team are aware of it.”

“We have items to make good sandwiches.”

Brody nodded. “Sawyer can grill and put killer sandwiches together.”

“And breakfast,” Sawyer added. “Don’t forget that.”

“Right. Breakfast, too. If you want anything fancy, though, you’re on your own. Neither one of us is any good in the kitchen.”

“Sandwiches are fine. If we want something else, I can handle kitchen duties.”

“Thank God,” Brody muttered. “I’d prefer not to gain fifty pounds on this assignment.”

Sawyer snorted. “You’d have to put yourself on a diet and up your own workout regimen to lose the weight.”

“Since I’d rather not run over five or ten miles a day, I’m glad to have other options than your food, buddy.”

“Wuss,” Sawyer teased.

His team leader rolled his eyes. “I’ll leave the lunch portion of the program to you while I check the perimeter.”

“Go. We’ve got this.”

Brody turned off the alarm and went outside.

“We just got here. Why is Brody checking outside?”

“First, Brody isn’t that familiar with the property. We each memorize the terrain and check the perimeter every 20 to 30 minutes. If anything changes, we’ll recognize it immediately.”

She sighed. “So much goes into protecting me every minute, doesn’t it?”

“We want you safe, Janie. We go through the same procedures every time we’re on a protection detail.”

“I did not know you do so much work.”

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