Page 84 of Always Been Mine

“Because he was trying to prevent it?”

“Exactly,” Travis said, “and why would he want you onboard?”

“So I can help him?”

Travis shook his head. “Babe, you’re too trusting. Yes. He wants you to do the dirty work. Let you take the fall, maybe? Well, over my dead body.”

“I don’t think Saber Boy wants to see me hurt.”

“Saber Boy?” Gabe’s lips twitched.

“Saberboy528. What can I say? He’s a Star Wars fanatic. Anybody who’s got a Luke Skywalker fixation is set on fighting the dark side, don’t you think?”

“I see you’ve been catching up on the movie list I gave you,” Beatrice grinned. “I have to agree with Cat. But I’d still take precautions, okay, sweetie? Once you get confirmation of how Redrook wants to do the transaction, you’re done.” Sheturned to the admiral. “That’s as far as Cat goes. Right, Dad?”

Porter nodded. “Of course. We’ve got agents ready to take over, but we still don’t know what Redrook looks like.” He turned to Gabe. “We may need you to do surveillance. During meets like this, the main player is usually in the background. You are the only one who can potentially identify him.”

Beatrice looked ready to argue; instead, her gaze locked with his. They both knew everyone had a role to play if Redrook and Red Bridge were to be taken down once and for all.

For a safe house,there seemed to be a constant rotating door of people coming and going. Porter left a few minutes earlier, Travis and Caitlin stuck around for a late breakfast, and now, Doug called to say he was coming over. Gabe had reservations about too many people knowing their location, especially with the risk of being followed. But Beatrice assured him that Doug, being an assistant to a security consultant, was adept in all manners of evading and shaking a tail.

Would he ever spend one whole fucking day alone with Beatrice?

Apparently, Beatrice had been helping Caitlin with some interior design ideas for the Blake residence as he watched the two women look up shit on the laptop. Gabe realized he wanted Beatrice to put her personal touches in his home, too.Their home. He bought that house for them, but if she didn’t like it, he’d go wherever she wanted. Hopefully, she would give up the condo, because no way would he and Rhino be comfortable there. The two seemed to have formed an unbreakable bond after their shared ordeal, so Gabe was sure Beatrice would consider Rhino’s comfort if they were to move.

Christ.You haven’t even asked her, you moron.

There was no question in his mind that Beatrice was it for him. He just needed to convince her there was no other man for her as well.

“Things going well between you and Bee?”

Gabe turned his attention to Travis. Both of them appeared content watching their women share an animated conversation.

“I hope so. It’s hard to gain traction in our relationship with all this crazy stuff that’s been going on.”

Travis nodded in understanding. “I hear you, man. When I got Caitlin back, I couldn’t wait to get started with our life together, but aside from her amnesia, shit just kept on happening.”

“She never got any of her memory back at all?”

“Nope.”

“She got her skills back though.”

“The brain is a complex organ.” Travis shrugged. “Her aptitude for computers was always there, I guess.”

“You’ve got one smart woman.”

Travis grunted. “Too smart for her own good if you ask me.”

Gabe chuckled.

Both women glanced their way.

“What are you two talking about?” Caitlin asked.

“How much of a pain in the ass you are,” Travis said, deadpan.

Caitlin grinned cheekily; Beatrice snickered.

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