Page 32 of Keyoni & Sage
Of the four dogs available, two were trained in drug and bomb detection. Both of their handlers’ phones went tovoicemail when Captain Rory called. And knowing the handlers, I was almost certain it was intentional. Nobody wanted to get up in the middle of the night if they didn’t have to.
“Where’s the warrant being served?”
“D-Ville Projects.”
I sat up in bed, looking over at Sage to make sure I didn’t wake her. She was still snuggled under the blanket, in one of my T-shirts, claiming three-fourths ofmybed.
“Which apartment?”
“Lemme check.” I heard papers shuffling as I contemplated getting dressed to assist. “Four oh seven. It’s rented to Tremaine Jenkins.”
Tre, a DP.
I lifted myself from the bed. “Are you sure? After that last bust, D-Ville’s been kinda quiet.”
“That’s what they want us to think. But I got eyes watching and what they reported was enough to establish probable cause. The judge just signed off on the warrant.”
“When are you putting the squad together?”
“I’m assembling everyone now. I’m hoping to hit the apartment by three.”
“That soon?”
It was almost two.
“You know how it goes. Catch ’em by surprise and you catch what you’re looking for.”
Yeah, that’s the problem.
“I can come in if I need to?—”
“That won’t be necessary. I think we got enough men. I need a dog. You know…to sniff out anything we might miss.”
I sat on the edge of the bed when our conversation ended. Unbeknownst to me, the motion shifted the mattress, causing Sage to stir. She rolled around for a bit before finally sitting up.
“What time is it?” she asked groggily.
I glanced at my phone for the exact time.
“One fifty-three.”
“Shit!” She hopped up with the quickness. “I should’ve been home. I wasn’t supposed to stay this long.”
“You got somewhere to be?”
“No, but?—”
“Okay, then. Relax. You don’t gotta rush to leave my house.”
She tossed my T-shirt off, leaving me with the visual of her standing in a matching bra and panty set. “I’m not rushing.”
“Looks like it to me.”
She ignored my comment, retrieving her folded clothes off a nearby dresser.
After last night, I didn’t want her to leave, so I asked her to stay and gave her my T-shirt to be comfortable. After the way she sucked me off, I wanted to return the favor and dive into something warm. But she reiterated the fact that she was on her period, and it wasn’t a light day, because I asked. Still, I wanted her close and gave her a T-shirt so she’d be comfortable in my bed. I had to settle for the closeness of our bodies since I couldn’t fall asleep inside her like I wanted to.
It was crazy that I actually wanted to.
