Page 133 of Guarding Grace
“Got another possible,” Constance announced.
Jordy got up to check it out. “I’ll put it on the list.”
Dying of boredom, I caught Terry’s eye. “What’s the plan for tomorrow?” What I really wanted was to go to bed with my man and pretend we could ignore the killers we knew were out there.
Terry left his seat on the other side of the table to sit next to me.
As soon as his big hand took mine, it made a huge difference.
“Tonight the four of us take watch shifts,” he said. “Tomorrow you go to work and do your normal thing. Two of us will be with you. Everybody else will be locating this Rudi turd. Lucas is even bringing on some contract help. Then when we catch him, you can put this entire episode behind you.”
I grasped his arm and leaned my head on his shoulder. “Promise?”
“I promise.” He kissed the top of my head. “Why don’t you go and get some sleep?”
I straightened up. “What about you?” With the awful premonition that tomorrow would be even more dangerous than today, the last thing I wanted was to sleep in an empty bed.
“I’ll join you when I can.”
Terry
We’d flippedcoins for watch assignments, and I ended up outside, in the car. Constance drew the roaming slot outside with me.
Duke made the mistake of offering to swap with her.
She almost bit his head off.Ladywas not a term that applied to her when she got riled. She was tough as nails and refused any accommodation.
A half hour in, a light from the doorway surprised me. Zane walked out, waved, and started my way.
I lowered the window. “Out for a stroll?”
“I thought I’d relieve you.”
I checked my watch. “You’re not on for hours. You should be catching some shut-eye.”
“I’m a SEAL. We don’t need no fucking sleep, so why don’t you go inside and get some, jarhead?”
“Marines pull their own weight, sailor boy.”
He put his hands up. “Didn’t mean any disrespect. It’s just that you’ve got a woman inside who needs you, and…I don’t.”
As tempting as the offer was, it wouldn’t be fair. “I’ll stand my shift, but thanks.”
“Lucas said you’d say that.”
That surprised me.
“He also said to tell you it was an order.”
My cock insisted that I stop arguing. Lucas was the boss, after all. I opened the door and climbed out, slapping Zane on the back. “In that case, thanks, man.”
“I got your back. You know that.”
I nodded. “Thanks again.”
Once inside, I waved to Jordy and slipped silently into my bedroom. With the sliver of moonlight that came in through the curtains, I was able to see as I shucked my clothes and sat on the side of the bed.
“I’ve been waiting for you,” a sleepy Grace said. She pulled back the covers.
