Aaron was praying that Eliza wouldn't be the first to arrive. He was notified when her plane landed a little while ago, and even though he assumed her luggage would take at least fifteen minutes to transfer to the car he sent to pick her up, she could very well arrive in his office early.
When he heard a light rap at the door, however, he knew precisely who it was. Though he was sitting at his desk all the way across the room, he made it to the door in less than a second and opened it for her. "Hi," he said, stepping out of the way so Cadence could enter.
Cadence was well aware of what Aaron was thinking before he even said a word, and the pressure on her leg let her know Elliott was waiting for it, too. It only took a second before Eliza said, "Well, I think that went pretty well, didn't it?""You think we should do it?" Aaron asked her, calmly."It sounds like a really good plan to me," Eliza remarked. "I mean, it needs some tweaking, but i
There was a knock on the door, and Elliott looked at her oddly. "How do you two always know where the other one is?" he muttered as she went to let him in.Before she could even say anything, Aaron said, "I'm so sorry."She laughed and ushered him in. "It's fine. It's not like I would be asleep anyway."
It didn't bother Aaron that he found Cadence's door locked about an hour later when he returned to her apartment; there weren't too many locked doors he couldn't find his way through, and that included Cadence's.As he entered her bedroom, he could tell by her breathing that she wasn't asleep, although her steady breaths indicated she had been in bed for a while. He had changed into something more comfortable, though it wasn't the boxers he usually slept in, when he slept, which wasn't often. He did his best not to jostle her as he slid in bed beside her, leaving adequate room so she wouldn&rs
"Cadence, are you awake?"Her eyes flickered open for a second, confusion setting in before she promptly shut them. The room was bright--which meant it was morning. Her head wasn't pounding; rather than feeling like she had been hit by a truck, she felt like she could pick one up and throw it.But she was still confused. She buried her head beneath a pillow before asking, "Why a
Elliott patted her on the shoulder. "I'm sorry, too, kid. I know that's upsetting. But I'd be lying if I didn't say it makes me happy," he added to her alone.She glared at him, saying nothing, before turning back to her breakfast, clearly annoyed at his glee."Well, Eliza will be here in a few minutes," Aaron mentioned, changing the subject. "So, now that we've had a chance to... s
"Wow... I can't believe they bought it," Finn was saying as they all sat around the same laminate-topped table in the cheap hotel outside of Alleghany, California."We're not home free yet," Laura reminded them, absently rubbing at her eye again. "We've got to be ready for anything. Don't expect them to just let us waltz in there with our own weapons, no questions asked. ""We've got to make
"What about the north end of the property?" Aaron asked, confused."You can put some people up there if you've got anyone to spare," Laura shrugged. "But we'll be coming in from that direction, so between the three of us, we should have him covered. Besides, this is uphill, and I don't think he can out run us, Cadence anyway, uphill.""Okay," Aaron said, crossing his arms, but resting his ch
Back by the driveway, Elliott was watching Sam rather closely as they covered the only reliable exit to the property. The cowboy was a tricky son-of-a-bitch, and they'd had a run in before, several months ago, when he was bad-mouthing Cadence after the last hunt they had been on together. Elliott hadn't been a fan of Cadence himself at the time, but no one should ever talk to a lady the way that Sam had spoken to Cadence.Meagan had stepped a bit in front of them, clearly trying to see if Cadence was in position yet. "I can't see anything," she mumbled.