Love Hard Love Deep by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 0000000000000
Published: 2022-12-24T11:09:08+00:00

Chapter 27

Rick opened the door slowly, intending to slip in quietly and get to his room without waking Gabe. The last thing he needed was a confrontation. But, no such luck. Gabe’s lean, angular frame stood in the kitchen, already up making coffee, disheveled and disgruntled. Until he saw Rick easing in, rumpled clothes, shoes in hand. A mischievous twinkle glinted in his eyes and he bared his teeth in a shit-eating grin. The same shit-eating grin he always wore when he thought he was right and deserved a pat on the back. The twinkle turned into a gloating I-told-you-so gleam.

Rick scowled and gave him the finger. He supposed the fact he and Nylah had spent the night together and he was still in one piece was probably a good sign. Not to mention sneaking in like a soon-to-be-grounded teenager hoping he wouldn’t get caught. The poor guy must have been up all night fantasizing that everything was going to be alright, and his little family would soon be back together again. Rick hated to break the news to him.

“Well?”

“Well, what?” He headed straight for the kitchen, searched the cupboards for a cup and poured himself a steaming cup of black coffee. Gabe took a seat on one of the barstools. Excitement danced in his eyes.

“Don’t play stupid with me, man. How’d it go?”

“We talked.”

“And?”

“And what?”

“Goddammit Rick!” Gabe scrubbed his hand down his face. “I swear to God it’s like pulling teeth to get you to tell me anything. What the hell happened?”

Rick laughed silently to himself at Gabe’s childlike impatience. Pushing his buttons was easy. He took his time answering, fiddling with the cup, testing the heat of the coffee on his tongue, blowing on the brew. He took a sip of the dark hot liquid, closed his eyes and smacked his lips, pretending to savor the flavor. Gabe’s fingertips drummed against the granite countertop, annoyance spilling over into the rhythmic, tapping beat. A murderous look crept into his eyes. Rick liked fucking with him.

“The good news is we didn’t come to blows. But even so, I haven’t forgotten that slap.” He rubbed the back of his hand over his jaw gingerly. “I have to hand it to her; the woman has a powerful right-hand swing that belongs in a boxing ring. It fucking hurt.”

“Yeah, yeah, whatever. I want to know what happened after the slap.”

Rick reluctantly filled him in, giving a watered-down version of the conversation, skipping the details of what came afterwards. Staring over the rim of his coffee cup, the nearby computers caught his attention. He moved to the table, took a seat and pulled up the information on Raul and Naomi to examine closer. Still eyeing the files, he spoke to Gabe over his shoulder.

“What are we going to do about the information Nylah gave us? And how do you think it ties in with Naomi and this character, Raul?”

“I don’t know.” Gabe moved to stand behind Rick. “Why don’t you pull up that recording again? Let’s have a listen.

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