Protective Duty

Why else hide her location? She must think it’d cause a rift in their working or personal relationship—not that they had anything more than a professional relationship, but they weren’t fighting. Was that enough to go against protocol, though?

“You need to tell Holt if you haven’t already.” If Eric couldn’t camp on her couch maybe she’d let her cousin.

Bryn tossed her hands in the air. “I knew you’d say something like that. What if it was you? What if you got tossed into the bushes and shot at? Would you ask Holt to spend the night?”

“Well, no, that’s weird.”

“You’re making my point. Would you move out of your house and stay with someone?”

“Probably not.” But he was a man. And as a man who wanted to keep all his parts, he kept that last statement in his head where it belonged.

“Double standard. And I hate it!” Bryn slapped the table. The dog jumped into her lap. “He’s a good watchdog. He barks at anything and everything. I’m a light sleeper. And I have a gun at my bedside. What more can I do besides go into witness protection?”

“That last question was rhetorical, right?” He massaged the back of his neck. “Okay, I get it. Bryn is a big girl. Doesn’t mean I won’t be concerned.” The normal amount, of course.

“I’ll be extra careful.”

“I’ll put a few unmarked cars out here at night.”

“I’m not gonna say no to that.” She shuddered. Not quite the confident crusader she made herself out to be. At least she could give him that. Didn’t feel like enough, though.

“So what’s the dog’s name?”

“Newton.”

“Fig?”

“Wayne.” Bryn smirked, and her shoulders relaxed.

“You have weird taste in names and celebrities.” He leaned in, elbows on his knees. “You okay?”

Her nod didn’t convince him. Not at all.

Eric wasn’t okay, either.

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