Page 71 of Hot Puck
“Cami’s car?”
“Yeah. Whit has her handbag too.”
“Which means we probably have Cami’s phone.”
Chase shrugs. “I guess.”
“All right. Let me make sure the girls have a decent snack and get them to do their homework now. If everyone descends on us, and I’ll lay money on that happening, they won’t want to do it later.”
“Definitely not.”
“So, pizza?”
“That would be easiest.”
“Although I told the girls to decide what they wanted. They might pick something else.”
“Not likely. Pizza is their favorite.”
“Anything else I need to know before I start making calls?” I ask, referring to the reason we’re hiding in the cellar.
“No.”
“Good. Let’s see what happens when Beckett and Cami get here.”
“Should we offer to have Whit overnight?”
“Only if he’s comfortable leaving her. He might not be after what happened.”
“True. But it would be a good distraction for her to spend time with the twins.”
“Also true. Let’s wait and see.”
A faint cry from Candace filters into the room.
“That’s my cue.” Chase goes to step by me but stops when our shoulders are aligned. He turns his head my way and says, “We need to keep a closer eye on all the kids associated with the team.”
It isn’t until now, with our faces inches apart, that I see the worry in his eyes. And even though that was on my list of things to talk to the head of Rogues’ security about, I know Chase needs me to ease his mind now, even if I don’t have any solid plans.
“We will. I just need to speak with Ray and his security team.”
“Good.” He nods once. “And thank you.”
“Don’t thank me. Depending on what Cami tells me about today, we may need to overhaul all our security measures.”
“You don’t think the interviews she’s doing are putting everyone in the spotlight? Drawing unwanted attention?”
“No.” I shake my head. “This thing with Beckett and Whitney seems to be from her being kept from the public eye so long.”
“I haven’t done my interview yet.”
It takes a moment, but I quickly work out what Chase is really worried about.
“I will protect those girls with my life. I’ll tell Cami to hold off on interviewing you until last. That way we can make sure we protect the girls from unwanted attention and hopefully, this thing with Beckett and Whitney will have died down and the only interest the media shows is for the team and the games we’re winning.”
“Okay.” Candace’s cry is louder. “Sounds like someone got grumpy pants up for me.”
“I asked the girls to do it before I came in here.”
