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It wasn't quite the reaction he expected.
When he asked Duval, the other man had almost shrugged, but Duval always kept his feelings close to the vest.
The state trooper was earnest … maybe too earnest for his own good.
It was Oxy who came to the other man's rescue. "Come on, Bonney. Speak up. Or you're going to miss out on the opportunity of your career."
The trooper reached out his hand again and Weston took it in a hearty shake.
"Thanks, sir."
"Call me West.Everyoneelse does." He introduced the others quickly. "You'll meet Fox later, he's out at a seminar for negotiators."
The trooper nodded. "What do I need to do next?"
Weston smiled at the earnest and eager tone in the man's voice. "I'll send you an address on your phone. After your shift is over, meet us there."
"Yes, sir."
"Okay then, we'll see you later."
Weston started walking back to his Chevy, but paused when he heard a scream from the back of the trooper's vehicle.
"Let me out of here! I have things to do!"
Weston looked back over his shoulder at the other man.
The trooper's smile was a long suffering one. "I'd better get her to lock up. I doubt she's going to be compliant with them either. It's going to take a bit."
Weston whole-heartedly agreed with him.
He was glad that it wasn't his arrest so he didn't have to deal with the irascible woman.
CHAPTER 8
TRACY
When she got back to her house in San Antonio, her stomach was full, and she barely got to her bed before collapsing and hugging a pillow to her chest. "That last pulled pork sandwich was too much." She groaned but the thought brought up an image of Weston at the barbecue restaurant in Frederickson. The food there was superior to what they'd gotten at Buckee's. Well, it had gone cold before she'd eaten it...
Her phone which she'd dropped onto her bedspread pinged with an incoming message.
With a sigh, she reached out and turned it over so she could open it with facial recognition.
It opened a moment later and she saw the text message on the screen
SMEXY: Did you get back home safely?
Suddenly, she wasn't so exhausted any more.
TRACY: Just
TRACY: What are you up to?
SMEXY: Got another member of the team this afternoon. Going to see another candidate tonight.
TRACY: Where?
She was going to leave it at that and then changed her mind. It wasn't all that late, and she was curious.
