“No more,” I said, getting to my feet. “My vagina is thoroughly sore and unable to take another minute of that,” I said, pointing at his groin.
“I’m flattered, truly, but I’m not here for sex.”
“Oh?” I said, suddenly nervous he was going to interrogate me again.
“Kate has our test results back. We’re all meeting downstairs.”
Relief blossomed through me. I knew it was only a short reprieve, but I’d take it. I didn’t really want to do the whole getting to know you thing. Not until I worked out just what exactly I was going to say.
As I followed him out of the room, I struggled to come up with something to say. What did you talk about with someone you loved to have sex with, but weren’t sure you could tell your deepest, darkest secrets to?
“So…does this mean we get to go home soon?”
“Not sure. That depends on the results and how we get ourselves out of this.”
“Any idea what it is they think I stole?”
“I was actually thinking about that. Remember how they said they were going to give us a reminder?”
It sounded familiar. “Yeah.”
“It must have been the drugs. They must think that you stole them.”
“They’re doing all this over drugs? How much do they think I took?” I asked, baffled that they thought someone like me could steal enough to chase me all over the country.
As we reached the bottom of the stairs, we headed toward the living room. “We’re running facial recognition, trying to figure out who they think you are. So far, there are no matches, but it could take a while.”
“Wait, so if we find this other person, what are we going to do? Hand her over?”
“Yeah,” he said, looking at me like I was an idiot.
“But they’ll kill her!”
“Or they’ll kill you,” he gritted out. “Would you prefer that?”
“No, but she’s?—”
“If you say innocent, we’re gonna have a problem.”
I was going to say that, and he was right. If she stole from them, she wasn’t innocent, but that didn’t mean she deserved to lose her life over it.
“Look, it’s not like we won’t try to come up with another plan, but for now, my focus is keeping you safe.”
There was some comfort in that. For all I knew, this was how things happened in his world. It definitely wasn’t anything I could figure out on my own. For now, I’d just have to listen to him.
Everyone was gathered in the living room, and Kate was smiling. That had to be a good sign. Either that or she was telling knock-knock jokes with Sinner.
“So?” Rob asked. “What’s the verdict?”
“It’s actually pretty amazing,” she started. “The concoction of drugs they put together is something I’ve never seen before. Knowing what they put in you, I’d say you’re very lucky they didn’t give you a second dose, because you probably wouldn’t have survived.”
“Gee, you don’t have to sound so happy,” Rob muttered.
“Sorry, but this is impressive. I can see why the drug trade is so profitable. And deadly. Plus, I found a tracer in your blood. Though, for some reason, it’s faint in Krista’s, which would explain how they didn’t find her as easily.”
That was a relief. “So, what do we do now? How long does it take to get out of our bodies?”
“With this particular concoction, it’s hard to say, but I would guess maybe another day or two.”