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“Have you called the detective?” Kane asks, erator to pull out two bottles of water He sets one down near the stove as I ruh his lower cabinets for a sauté pan

“Nothing new to report,” Iwith a deep stainless-steel pan Kane h I didn’t want to

I didn’t want to call the detective in North Carolina who’s overseeing the arrest warrant issued for Matthew He’d been charged with assault and battery with intent to commit serious bodily injury, but he was lost in the wind

“Are they not searching for hierence in his tone I understand it’s not intended for me, but for the situation

“They’re doing what they can,” Ithe pan on it

“Which is nothing,” he growls Kane ht of the stove, pivots, and leans back against it to watch me cook He eyeballs the bowl of spiced chicken appreciatively, but I can’t wait until he sees the o with it

“They can’t send every cop out to look for hi tone, but it falls short I’iven up expecting Matthew to face justice while Kane refuses to accept anything less “If he gets picked up or stopped, they’ll see he has a warrant out for him”

I expect Kane to want to quibble about it more Over the last few days, he’s ranted a tiot his hands on him

Instead, he completely surprises me when he asks, “Mind if I come home with you this weekend?”

“Of course I don’t rab the butter He stops ive him my attention

“That’s sort of a big deal,” he says, eyes twinkling “Being a couple in front of your parents Think we can have sex in your bedroom—be really quiet about it?”

I snort, jerking my hand away “You’re such a h, that idea has merit “But… you have time to make the trip?”