Dani didn't bother turning around. “I'm not letting you rub more sunblock on me. Besides, we're sitting under an umbrella.”
“Okay,” Fawkes continued, sounding way too cheery. “Maybe you could rub some on me.”
The comment earned him a look. “I've already done that. Twice,” Dani replied.
“Yeah but you like having those lovely hands on this hot body. Admit it,” he grinned at her. His outrageous flirting was nothing but an act and she had no doubt Fawkes would be on the phone to Ty as soon as the day ended, telling him all about how he'd rubbed sunblock on ‘Folsom's girl.’
“If you really want to get your ass kicked, we don't have to wait for Ty. I could do it,” she offered with a laugh and shake of her head.
“You are a girl after my own heart. Come on,” he pleaded with her. “Forget Fuller and run away with me.”
“You need to shut up. I am on a job,” she reminded him, her smile taking the sting out of the rebuke. “I have no idea what Ty was thinking when he recommended I bring you with me today,” she added as she pulled out her phone and, looking like every other tourist on this stretch of beach, began taking some pictures.
She snapped a couple more photos of Savendra and his friends surfing. She was sure to capture a good facial picture of each of his friends. Marmie probably had them all identified by now but she took a few more for the sake of it.
The phone rang just as she decided to take a break and watch the surfing. She'd take more photos when they left the water.
“Hey,” Ty said.
“Hi,” she replied with a smile.
“The beach looks nice. Fawkes with you?”
“It is and yes, you want to talk to him? He wants me to run away with him, by the way. I think he's thinking Vegas.”
“Give him the damn phone,” Ty snapped with an irritated resignation.
Dani handed Fawkes the phone; he winked at her and took it.
“Hey Folsom. Your girl looks hot in a bikini, by the way,” he taunted. Dani rolled her eyes at his shameless teasing.
“You mean, I can't do this?” Fawkes asked as he placed his hand Dani's shoulder. She glanced around at him and he clicked a picture. She could imagine the shot that appeared on Marmie's screen and she had no doubt Ty was watching it download in real time.
Dani assumed the photo had come through when Fawkes covered the phone and doubled over laughing. “You should hear him,” he finally said to her.
“Dear god, I bet you were a menace to have as a report,” Dani replied as she swiped the phone back with a quickness that left Fawkes surprised.
“No wonder you're so good at dealing with me,” Dani interrupted Ty's tirade. He stopped as soon as he heard her voice. “How many years did you have to deal with Fawkes?”
Ty sighed. “Four. Four long years.”
“Oh, you poor baby,” she crooned as Fawkes made little kissy noises in the background. She smacked him on the arm like she used to smack Jason and Drew. When she was six.
“Ouch,” he made a show of rubbing his arm.
“You hit him?” Ty asked.
“Yes, but not hard enough, he's still waggling his eyebrows at me.”
“Tell him you'll rip them off,” Ty suggested.
“I think not,” Dani laughed. “Is there something going on?”
“Nope, just checking in.”
“It's boring here, in case you didn't figure that one out. The best part of this whole trip has been getting your friends to rat you out.” They both knew this wasn't true. “Savendra hasn't done anything but sleep, watch TV, bowl, and surf. He's on vacation; this little trip has nothing to do with business.” And sitting on the beach with Fawkes was heaven compared to the hours she'd spent the two previous nights in the van at the bowling alley with Agent Diamond. It was sheer force of will that had prevented her from pulling her own gun on him.
“Drew agrees. Good thing Savendra is going home the day after tomorrow, you can come back and be bored here. Nothing new is developing on our side of the country, if that makes you feel better,” he offered, probably knowing it wouldn't, and it didn't. But she also knew a lot more was going on than Ty was privy to.
Dani sighed. “It doesn't, but I will be glad to be back home. Maybe something will crop up during Adam's trip to Florida. Is Marmie