Page 51 of Cross & Crown

thought it was Garrett, even called out to him. But . . .”

“You thought you saw Zane? Do I need to be worried

about this little zombie bromance you two have struck up?”

Nick huffed, too tired to offer Kelly a real smile. “Yeah,

I’m fucking Ty’s fiancé on the side, Kels. Sorry.”

“I’m good with it,” Kelly said with a shrug. His fingers

continued to trace the lines of Nick’s back. “So who was it

you saw?”

“Do you remember me telling you about Ty and Zane and

the CIA chasing them a few years back? Ty called from the

road begging for me to pick them up in Philly?”

“Yeah, you fired at CIA agents and then got arrested to

give Ty and them time to get away. That’s why there’s holes in

your boat.”

“It still floats. Anyway, the dude they were trying to keep

safe, his name was Julian Cross. He was an operator trying to

make a break from the Company.”

“Yeah?”

“He looked a whole lot like Garrett. Maybe it was him I

saw.”Kelly laughed softly, his fingers gentle against Nick’s skin.

“Was he nice? Did he say hi with a super-secret decoder ring?”

“I’m serious.”

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“You always are,” Kelly drawled. He sat up, and the sheets

pooled in their laps. “You think this Cross guy is behind the

robbery?”

“First instinct is no. He really did seem like he was trying

to break when he was on the run with Ty and Zane. He had

his boyfriend with him, scared rabbit type.”

“Wow, that’s . . . judgey.”

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