I bet the make-up sex will be worth it.”
“Oh, my God. I can’t believe you said that.”
She burst out laughing, just in time for Gemini to hear.
“What’s so funny, ladies?”
“It’s not funny at all,” I said with my lips pressed together.
“Oh, yes, it is.”
Gemini leaned in. “Come on and share. You know how I love gossip.”
“This isn’t gossip.”
Isla giggled. “Yes, it is.”
I wanted to smack her, playfully. “If you don’t stop, I’m going to…”
“To what?” Gemini asked.
“I don’t know. Slap Isla with a wet noodle.”
“Good. Now that we have her punishment figured out, fill me in on why she needs punishing.”
Isla wouldn’t stop chuckling. “Because Scottie won’t admit how great make-up sex is.”
“Say it isn’t so?” Gemini and Isla were teaming up. “I have an idea. Why don’t we get together for a girl chat after work tonight?”
Isla’s eyes gleamed. “I could use a break from Olivia. As much as I love my child, sometimes a break is in order.”
“Scottie, you in?”
“I am.”
Gemini stared pointedly for a second. In a tiny voice, she asked, “Could we do it in the apartment?”
“Sure, why not?”
“Great. It’ll be easier explaining it to Drex. He gets overly possessive of me when I go out with the girls, as if I have any friends to hang with. He’s scared them all away.”
“We can’t have that, can we. And we don’t scare that easily, do we, Isla?”
“Hell no! I’ve been through hell and back, so Drex is a puppy dog in comparison.”
Gemini pumped her fist in the air, just in time for Drex to see it as he sauntered into the break room. “What did I miss?”
“Not a thing.” Gemini’s eyes twinkled.
A brow rose. “My wife never does a fist pump unless she’s excited about something.”
Her hand waved through the air. “We’re going to have a girls’ night out tonight. That’s all.”
Drex’s lips formed one thin line. “That a fact?” I could almost hear his teeth grinding. I wanted to snicker, but didn’t.
“Yep.”
Oh, this was great. She was goading him.
“When were you going to tell me?” He took a step toward her.
She met up with him and threw her arms around his waist. “You are so much fun to tease. We’re doing it here, in the apartment, after work, so stop getting your panties in a wad.” Then she slapped him on the ass.
“I don’t wear panties and just for that, I’m going to get you back.”
She winked. “Can hardly wait.”
“Break it up you two. The apartment belongs to me for the time being,” I called out.
“Eh, not a problem. We have an office we can use.”
“Wayyyyy too much information. This chick has to work.” I laughed, heading out of the room.
“Hang on, Scottie.” Isla caught up with me.
“What’s up?”
“Have you gotten any more leads on Aiden?”
“None. You?”
“No, and I’m getting antsy over that. Huff and I were thinking he may have gone back to Ireland.”
“What makes you say that?”
“His silence. And he has guys stationed all over Denver, as we know. It leaves his hands clean.”
She made a good point. “What’s next then? How do we track him to bring him down?”
“If he’s gone, we can’t.”
“I don’t accept that. We have to find a method to lure him here. We need to grab one of his men that will talk.”
“Scottie, that sounds easier than it is.”
“Anything worth fighting for isn’t easy. Let me get to work on this and I’ll talk with you at lunch.”
We parted ways, and I went to my office. My head pounded with frustration. What did Aiden O’Brien value the most?
Jumping onto the dark web, I scanned everything I could get my information greedy brain on. It took nearly five hours of digging, but I finally landed on something. It had me leaping out of my chair and shouting for joy.
The printer shot out several pages, and I grabbed them before heading over to Huff. When I walked into the communications center, I didn’t wait before making my announcement. “I got it. A way to get back at O’Brien.”
Immediately, a group of heads turned as I gained their attention. Drex was here, along with Huff, and he asked, “What?”
I handed him and Huff the sheets of paper.
“You’re kidding. How did we miss this?”
“He’s kept it a well-guarded secret. But it’s our way to him.”
“How do you know?”
Putting a hand on my hip, I asked, “Are you serious?”
Drex slowly nodded. “Yes. He’s been here for how long? If she were important to him, he wouldn’t have left her behind.”
“Yes, he would. Safety.