Page 116 of The Bodyguard

Glenn looked at me, like This isn’t hard. “Tell them today, then leave tonight. I’ll send Amadi with the car after dinner. And we’ll put an agent at your apartment to keep an eye on you for the next few days.” Glenn turned to check his roster.

I crossed my fingers for Amadi. Or Doghouse. Or Kelly.

“Taylor’s free,” Glenn said.

“Seriously?” I said. “She’s my nemesis!”

“Get over it,” Glenn said.

Then, with dread, I realized that if he was putting Taylor on my detail, that left Robby free for it. I said, “Who’s taking my place?”

Glenn knew what I was asking. But he played it like he didn’t. “Once everything’s out in the open, we’ll move a team in at the ranch and also place a team at the house in town. And I’ll put Robby on the principal.”

I saw it coming. “Come on!”

“Hey,” Glenn said. “It’s exactly like the op Robby ran in Jakarta. You want the best for your boyfriend, don’t you?”

“Don’t call Jack my boyfriend,” I said.

“Yeah,” Glenn said. “I guess that’s all over now.”

Robby nodded with a smirk that made me want to punch him in the face.

“But here’s the great news,” Glenn said. “You’re still in the running for London. And now you are free to go to Korea.” Then he tapped his watch, like Eyes on the prize—thinking I was getting exactly what I wanted. “Two short weeks.”

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