Page 57 of Twin Threats In Austin
Camden didn’t sleep a wink. He’d tried. Thoughts of Rochelle invaded his thoughts all night, causing him to toss and turn until he threw off the covers and put on a pot of coffee. Focusing on the case should have been the distraction he needed.
Rochelle was different. She made him feel different. More alive than he’d ever been. She made him want to rethink his position on being single in favor of putting down roots and starting a family.
How wild was that for a person who didn’t do long-term?
He shook off his reverie as Rochelle bounded down the stairs. She wore an old AC/DC concert T-shirt that fell midthigh, revealing the silky skin of her thighs.
“Coffee?” he asked with half a smile, amused at himself. Self-discipline and focus had never been problems for him. Until her.
“Please,” she said.
“What do you like to eat for breakfast?”
“I’m good with pretty much anything,” she said. “But I’d do anything for a bagel right now.”
Camden cleared his throat.
He poured a fresh cup of coffee and then handed it over before popping bagels in the toaster. “I have cream cheese and…”
“Jelly?”
“As a matter of fact, I do,” he said. After pulling together the ingredients, he set everything on the granite island along with a butter knife.
Another ten minutes passed, and plates were rinsed and in the dishwasher.
“Where do we go today?” she asked.
“Good question,” Camden said, biting back a yawn.
“Did you sleep?”
“Not much,” he admitted. Between thinking about Rochelle, lack of progress on his grandmother’s condition, and the case, he doubted he’d get quality sleep anytime soon.
“Any update on your grandmother?” she asked.
“No improvement,” he said, which was a bad sign. “My brother, sister, and I decided to meet my mother at the hospital as soon as this case is over. They’re setting it up.”
“That’s good,” she said, hopeful. “If you need moral support, you can always call me. I’d like to stay in touch after the case is over.”
“Okay then,” he said. Friendship was better than nothing. Besides, what else did he have to offer? Nothing she would be willing to take. She deserved better thanlet’s hang out and see what happens.
Camden shook off the thoughts and refocused.
“Oh. I almost forgot to mention the ballistics report came back. The bullets match. The same person who shot at me at my house tried again at Kage’s apartment.”
“I was just about to suggest we go back to Kage’s place,” he said. “Maybe that’s not such a good idea after all.”
“What other choice do we have?” she asked, a hint of desperation in her voice.
“It might be best to work the case from here,” he said. “Have the higher-ups send someone else to stake out Kage’s apartment while we go over the details of the case. We have to be missing something else.”
“Kage is in danger as long as Asher is out there running free,” she pointed out.
“I know,” he agreed. “We could go back to the trailer. See if we can get a warrant to search the place.”
“My supervisor would insist we bring uniformed officers with us,” she said.
“I can tap into county resources since the trailer isn’t in Austin,” he offered. “See if my boss can put together a quick task force.”
