Page 38 of Engaging his Enemy
“Does it have to be decaf?”
She let him go. “I think you’re old enough to try the real thing now.” She moved back to the coffeemaker and made him a cup. When she brought it to the table, she asked, “So, what do you think of your dad?”
“I think he’s not used to having a kid.”
She laughed. “Fair enough.”
He shrugged. “I liked when he showed me how to do stuff on the computer. I think Justin and I figured out something that might help him.”
“Yeah? That’s great. I’m not sure what time he’ll be back, though.”
“I need to look at it some more before I show him.” He sipped his coffee, looking far older to her than his ten years, then stood up. “Can I bring the computer over to Justin’s?”
“Sure.”
He walked out of the room and returned with the laptop he and Zach had been working on, and she cringed. “I thought you meant your computer.”
“No, I need this one.”
She wasn’t sure that was such a good idea but remembered Zach had said Ben had everything saved on the cloud. The hopeful look on his face persuaded her. “Be careful with it. Don’t mess anything up.”
“Thanks. Bye, Mom.”
She finished her coffee, then looked down at her tattered old bathrobe. “God, I’ve got to get out of this thing.” A shower would do her good. She stood just as the doorbell rang, and she rolled her eyes. “Fabulous.”
Making her way to the door, she tightened the belt on her robe and redid her ponytail, hoping it would hide the worst of her bed head. She opened it to find an older man she didn’t recognize, with blond hair and kind blue eyes. “Can I help you?”
“Ms. Murphy?”
“Yes.”
“I’m Agent Spaulding with the DEA. I’m afraid there’s been an accident.”
“Oh, my God!”
“Ben Sato’s been injured. I’ll need you to come with me.”
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The first thing Moto did when he caught up with HERO Force was explain everything that transpired with his brother to Razorback. “And do you believe him?” Razorback asked.
“I do.”
“You weren’t so sure at the hospital.”
“I made a mistake. I believe him now.”
“Are you willing to stake my men’s lives on that?”
He knew exactly what he was taking on, knew the importance of judging his brother’s truthfulness correctly. “Absolutely.”
Razorback nodded. “Good enough for me. Let’s hope he hears something about the shipment.” He walked back to the rest of the team, assembled around the hotel suite’s conference table. “In the meantime, I want Champion and Sloan at the docks. We need eyes and ears on the ground.”
The men nodded. Razorback checked his watch. “Logan O’Malley should be calling in any second with an update on DeRegina’s downfall in the Port of Savannah.” The phone in the center of the table started to ring. “Right on time.” He pressed a button. “Logan, you’re on speaker.”
“I interviewed several DEA agents involved with the operation—“
Moto interrupted, “Anyone named Spaulding?”
