Page 116 of Love Undecided
Chapter 53
Kat
We get back to the precinct in record time. I pressed ignore on two calls from Brad during the drive. So, it shouldn’t surprise me when he shows up at the precinct a short while later.
“Did you even let one of the guys check you out?” he asks, once he finds me.
“I’m fine, Brad. You could have checked me out if you weren’t so busy rescuing fainting damsels in distress.”
“Dammit, Kat—”
“Ready?” Bauer asks. I hadn’t even heard him approach.
I nod.
“What’s going on?” Brad asks.
“The perp agreed to talk,” Bauer says.
“What’s that have to do with Kat?”
“He’ll only talk to her.”
“No. No way,” Brad says.
“It’s fine,” I say. “Bauer and Sherman will be in there with me the whole time.”
“Actually . . .,” Bauer says. “He wants to talk to you alone.”
“Alone?” I ask, my voice squeaking just a little bit. I mean, I may act like a total bad-ass sometimes, but I’m kind of a marshmallow inside. The last thing I want to do is be in a room alone with this guy.
“Absolutely fucking not,” Brad says.
“He’s chained in. And we’ll be right outside the door,” Bauer says to me, ignoring Brad. “Surveillance will be on the other side of the mirror recording everything. Even if something could happen, which it can’t, we’d be to you in a matter of seconds.”
“Nothing is going to happen cause she’s not going in there with him,” Brad growls.
“Not your call, man.” Bauer just looks at him and the two begin a mini stare-down.
“Okay, okay,” I say as I step between them. “I’m going to talk to him,” I say facing Bauer. “And he’s chained up,” I say as I turn to face Brad. The two just keep staring at one another.
I look from one to the other and get nothing in return.
I wave my hand between them.
Nothing.
It’s like I’m not even here.
“Fine, I’ll be in the room with the bad guy if anyone needs me,” I say to no one in particular. As much as I may like the alpha-attentiveness of two guys kind of fighting over me, it can really take its toll on a girl. I need a nap.
I go to enter the room but can’t move. Brad has grabbed hold of my arm, effectively immobilizing me.
“What the hell, Brad. Let go,” I say.
“You aren’t going in there,” he says.
“Uh, I think that’s up to—” Bauer starts.
