Tawny’s nurse walked over to where we were sitting. “I just wanted to let you know that Ms. Marshall has agreed to go to the rehab facility you mentioned earlier.”
“That’s wonderful,” Macy said. “Can we see her?”
“She’s still refusing visitors at this time.”
“That’s okay. We’ll take rehab over visits.”
12
DAPHNE
Iwas surprised when Ink walked into my office to pick me up from work. “Where’s Dice?” I asked.
“He had something come up, so he asked me to pick you up instead.”
“Oh. Is everything okay?”
“Uh, yeah,” he said in a way that made me think everything was not okay, but I accepted his answer.
“I’m almost ready to go. I just need to finish this email and gather my stuff.”
“Take your time,” he said and took a seat in one of the chairs in front of my desk.
I hurried through the email, grabbed my stuff, and was ready to go within minutes.
“How was your day?” Ink asked as I followed him out to his truck.
“Uneventful, which I’m very grateful for,” I said. I’d spent the majority of the day trying to focus on work while waiting for some disastrous event to occur.
“On that note, when we get back to Dice’s house, one of the guys is going to drive your car to your house. Phoenix thought itwould be a good idea to have two brothers stay at your place and make it look like you’re there.”
“Oh,” I said, surprised by the new plan. “When was this decided?”
“This morning,” he said carefully. “Are you okay with that?”
“Yeah, that’s fine. Whatever he thinks is best,” I said distractedly. I couldn’t help but wonder why Dice hadn’t told me about the new plan. He had been really good about keeping me up to date about everything they were doing.
“You okay?” Ink asked.
“Oh, yes, I’m fine. Just tired. You wouldn’t think a day in the office would be exhausting, but sometimes it is.”
“Well, you’ve had a lot going on lately.”
“You can say that again.”
When we arrived at Dice’s house, I expected Ink to drop me off and go to his house next door, but he didn’t. He parked his truck in Dice’s driveway and followed me inside. Diablo greeted us at the door, jumping around in a circle before smelling every inch of me he could reach. “I was at the office, Stinky. I haven’t been out petting other dogs all day.”
After putting my things down, I let Diablo out for a few minutes before we came back inside, and I changed into something more comfortable. Then I went to the kitchen to make something to eat and paused. I’d planned on cooking dinner for Dice and me, but I didn’t know when he was going to be home. Then I wondered if I should make something for Ink instead or for both of them.
Realizing I was overthinking dinner, I shook my head and reached into the fridge. “I was planning on making fried chicken for dinner. Are you hungry?”
“I’m always hungry,” Ink answered immediately.
“Okay then. I’ll get started now.”
I had hoped Dice would be home by the time I finished cooking, but he wasn’t. “Ready,” I announced and laughed as Ink practically ran into the kitchen.
“You do have food at home, right?”