person of interest with the FBI, and he’s definitely a person of interest with us as well.”
“Are you still going in?” Drew asked.
Her brows lowered as her attention was drawn to Drew. Seeing he was staring at Jorge, she swung her gaze back to him. “Going in where?”
He dug his fingers slightly into her shoulder. “Everything ties this attorney to the suspicious companies that were running money through your clinic with the assistance of Caesar. And everything indicates that he works for a cartel that runs the Grand King.”
“But Charlene said it was a really nice casino. She wouldn’t go to a dive.”
“Babe, that’s just the kind of front that a cartel would want. We’re talking big money, hundreds of millions of dollars if not more. It serves as a way to get drug money in and out of the country, and the Mexican government is, quite frankly, powerless to do anything about it.”
With her elbow propped on the table, she rested her head in her hands and sighed. “I thought I was more worldly than this, but I had no idea how these things work.”
“No reason for you to, Josie. What you do is healing… what the cartels do is tear apart, ” Bray said, and she shifted her gaze to him. His eyes were kind, and it struck her as odd that he was one of the Keepers that was still single. Jorge had told her that Bray had been a medical officer in the Army Special Forces, having been trained as a physician’s assistant.
Suddenly jolting as Jorge’s earlier words slammed into her, she jerked her gaze back to him. “What do you mean by go in? You’re not talking about going into a cartel’s casino in Mexico, are you?” Her voice raised with each word until she almost squeaked at the end.
“Josie, I can go in tomorrow, legally crossing into Mexico and legally coming back. I’ll just be one of the many people gambling in the casino but can check things out.”
“But why you?”
His chin dropped slightly, and his eyes widened then rolled as he stared back at her. “Babe, really? Look at me. I can get in and out with the least threat of anyone suspecting me.”
Her eyes narrowed as his meaning became clear. “You’ve got to be kidding me! You’re the Lighthouse Security’s heritage-diverse-special-agent-man that they can just send in whenever they want somebody to blend?”
The occupants of the table were silent for a second before all four men burst into laughter, including Jorge. She wasn't sure her eyes could narrow more than they were, but before she was able to become even more indignant, Jorge reached out and placed his hand on her arm. “Chill, sweetheart. I promise that’s not what I am.”
“I don't know, maybe the special-agent part sounds pretty good,” Drew said, still chuckling.
She threw her glare at him before Jorge brought her attention back to his warm eyes.
“Seriously, Josie. That's not what's happening here. I know the investigation, and I know on sight what I might be looking for. The fact that I can blend in easily with a local crowd is just a bonus. No one is using or abusing me.”
She sucked in her lips and nodded slowly, fighting the desire to blush for having lost her temper in front of his friends, but as she chanced a glance their way, noticed all three had a look of respect on their face. Unsure what to do with that, she turned back to Jorge and asked, “If you're going to be gone, do you want me to go with you?”
“Fuck, no. You'll be here with Tate. Bray is going with me, Drew is going to be monitoring the situation with LSI, and Tate will hang with you tomorrow. He can sit in the car outside the clinic, and then make sure you get home safe.”
It seemed as though everything was planned, so she remained quiet, pondering the way her life had changed in the past month. Soon, the other Keepers said their goodbyes and headed to the motel with promises to see her the next day.
That night, she and Jorge made love, slow and easy, with whispers of affection. When he slipped back into bed after taking care of the condom, he sat with his back to the headboard and reached to the nightstand where the small box Tate had given him had been placed. Curiosity filled her and she pushed to sit up, draping the sheet across her breasts.
He opened