Page 28 of Keyoni & Sage
She looked up at me, arm resting on her car’s open door.
“I can help with two out of the three.”
“What do you mean?”
“I can’t do nothing about you bleeding, but I can feed you and get you unfrustrated.”
She blushed. “Is that even a word?”
“Yep. And even if it ain’t, it is.”
Sage was quiet for a long moment; much longer than I expected.
“What do you have in mind?”
Shit…nothing.
“I don’t know yet. But I got time to figure it out. I’m still on the clock.”
Sage sighed again, this time longer and more labored as she slowly stepped out of the car. “I didn’t know you were working. I’m sorry.”
“Don’t be. You didn’t do anything wrong.”
“I took you away from your job.” We started walking back toward the game. “You’re supposed to be protecting and defending the good people of Diamond Falls.” I watched a smile spread across her face.
“I am protecting and defending.Andfeeding. What do you want?” We bypassed the sitting area for a row of parked food trucks.
“Whatever you get.”
We walked up to the first one, positioning ourselves behind a couple looking over the menu at different subs. Sage scanned the one on the other side.
“And what about later?”
Her brows furrowed. “What’s happening later?”
“You tell me. I’m free. Keturah’s with her mom?—”
“What about Kaiser?”
“He’s being tended to.”
She turned back to the menu, pretending to look it over. “Is this your way of asking me out, Officer Green?”
“Only if it’s a yes.”
The couple moved out of the way after placing their order. We moved up to the window. “I’ll take a club sandwich.”
“What size?” the woman behind the counter asked.
“Small.”
“Is that it?”
She turned to me.
“I’m good. But…are you? You can get whatever you want.”
“This is fine…for now.” I reached past her, handing cash through the window. “I’m saving room for our date tonight.”
