Chapter 79: Nolan

Wednesday. Grimaldi Place, Chevy Chase, MD.

NOLAN STARED UP AT the ceiling.

He'd gone to bed fixated on one thing, the image of Yvonne's face, the surprise and hurt etched into her features at his words. It was clearer now that he'd had some sleep.

Why did he have to open his God damn mouth?

He rolled out of bed and onto his feet.

Yvonne was under his skin. He didn't know how or when it had happened, but that was the truth. There were no rules for how to handle this situation. At least not rules he knew.

He checked the time.

Dinner was scheduled to be there soon, which would leave a few hours for him to do other things before he went on shift.

The need to talk to Yvonne ate at him. But she'd never shared her phone details, and he wasn't keen on talking to her through a device. No, he wanted to see her in person.

None of the guys had cracked on him about the activity report findings, but the way they looked at him said they'd all drawn their own conclusions. If he w