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eyes locked with his and they stared at each other in silence, both realising they were completely alone, the dead bodies around them not dousing their mutual ardour in the least.
    Mikey was the first to look away, his wedding ring feeling like a weight. “Just don’t do anything rash, that’s all I’m saying. Take some time to think it over and as of now, you’re on light duties only.”
    “Light duties? You mean making the coffee and photocopying? Are you seriously relegating me to that?”
    “Yes and no argument. I can’t risk a repeat of today.”
    “Fine,” she huffed.
    The sound of an engine drew their attention to the windows and they saw a large transit van pulling up with Declan in the driver’s seat.
    “The clean-up crew’s here,” said Mikey. “Get yourself home and have a bloody good think. Let me know what you want to do.”
    “I will.”
    “And if you need to talk…”
    Her lips twitched with amusement. “You turning into an agony aunt?”
    “No but I’m your cousin and your friend.”
    She leaned towards him, a sultry smile on her lips. “I think you’re a whole lot more than that,” she whispered in his ear.
    The feel of her warm breath on his skin excited him. He smiled back, leaning so close their lips almost touched. “Yes I am and one day I’ll prove it.”
    “Promises promises,” she said, straightening up seconds before Declan and three of their men walked in.
    Declan stopped, looked around and sighed. “Another bloody mess.”
    “Better get to it then,” grinned Mikey. He looked to Jules. “Get yourself home, you need a break.”
    “No I don’t.”
    He held up his hand. “No arguing. Go home and rest.”
    “Fine. See you around Bossman,” she winked.
    “Bye Jules,” he said, watching her go, wondering how hard the shit was going to hit the fan over this baby.
     
    Rachel slept in the next morning, not that Ryan could blame her after what she’d gone through the night before. When he came back from dropping the kids off at school and nursery he found her curled up on the couch in her dressing gown cradling a mug of tea.
    “How are you feeling?” he said, sitting beside her.
    “Okay, just exhausted. Last night really took it out of me. I’m getting too old for all this crap.”
    “I don’t believe that for a moment,” he smiled.
    She smiled back and took a sip of tea. “Did the kids go into school okay?”
    “Fine. Aaron cried a bit when I dropped him off at nursery but he soon cheered up when the teacher told him they were going to be making cupcakes. Sometimes I worry about that boy. So, what do you want to do today?”
    “Nothing to be honest, just lounge about here. Ashley’s coming round in an hour to go over last night again.” Detective Inspector Boyle had been a part of the investigation to track down Ryan when he’d been abducted by two serial killers and was a family friend.
    “I thought you already did that at the station last night.”
    “He’s hoping I’ve remembered more.”
    “Have you?”
    “No, I don’t think so but I’ve got to go through it all again anyway.” She glanced at the clock. “I’d better get dressed.”
    He watched her head upstairs, a worried look on his face. Everything was just settling down after the recent debacle that ended up in Jared Slattery sending a couple of assassins to Devon to kill them in his efforts to take over Manchester, afraid they’d be after revenge if he killed Mikey and Jez. Although they’d easily disposed of the inept assassins it had still been a shock and they’d just been starting to feel safe again. Then a bunch of cowardly, immature little wanks had come along and spoilt it. He dearly hoped he discovered who they were because he would take great pleasure in teaching them a very harsh life lesson.

CHAPTER 4
     
    The first thing Jules did after being dismissed by Mikey was go straight to her doctor’s surgery. After refusing to leave until she’d seen a doctor the harassed