Page 327 of 5+Us Makes Seven

He grunted as he shuffled toward the coffee pot.

I took another drink, wondering if I should ask him about breakfast.

“Sleep well?” I asked.

“Yeah,” he said.

When he finished pouring some of it into a mug I had set next to the machine, he walked over and sat down next to me. I sighed as he leaned over and gave me a peck on the cheek.

“What about you?”

“Best sleep since last time we were together. Your bed is better though.”

He smiled then took a drink of coffee.

“We should go talk to the FBI today,” I said.

“Yeah,” he said then sighed. “It’s a lot of hassle.”

“It’s better to tell them you have nothing to do with it sooner than later. I’ll go with you to back up your story and make sure you have a witness.”

“Are you sure?” he asked, looking into my eyes.

I nodded. He frowned.

“They told me you might be involved.”

“What? That’s crazy.”

“That’s what the agent said yesterday.”

“We definitely need to both go talk to them.”

“I wanted to make sure you knew what he said about you.”

“You don’t think I’m involved, do you?” I asked, upset.

“No. I mean, I don’t think so. Can I finish my coffee before we get into an argument?”

“I don’t want to argue at all.”

“Good. Neither do I.”

We both sipped at our coffee. I kept stealing glances at him, wondering what it was about him that had me falling so hard and so fast.

* * *

I sat next to him in a plain, unassuming waiting room in the FBI building downtown. After dropping the man’s name who had talked to him in the alley, the security guard downstairs had shown us to the right floor. Cooper turned his head to look at me.

“If something happens, I’ve got your back.”

“I can’t wait to talk to this guy and see what he thinks he knows about me.”

“They might have been lying. We shouldn’t be talking. The waiting room might be bugged.”

I nodded my head then turned to face the only door in the tiny room. We waited.

A few minutes later, the door opened and a man in a black suit walked in. Cooper and I both got to our feet as he stared at me with a curious expression on his face.

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