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close. “I’m a man, baby.” If she didn’t understand it now, then she never would.
    She snuggled into me. “I get it.”
    “I gotta make a few phone calls. Take over?”
    “I know what you’re doing.” Her hands smoothed across my abs and my dick stirred.
    “Yeah, what’s that?” I thought about cutting the engines and taking her below.
    “Keeping me busy while you make your calls.”
    I touched the tip of her nose and stepped away from the helm. “Follow the GPS, don’t go off course and you’ll do great. I’ll be back in a few.”
    “I know how to drive a boat.”
    I looked over my shoulder. The wind in her hair, the determination on her gorgeous face, my wife took my breath away. “I know all about what you can drive.” I went below before I changed my mind about dropping anchor and made my first call.
    The phone rang five times before it was picked up.
    “No other clients call me in the middle of the night, Layna.”
    Fucking asshole. “It’s not Layna.”
    Barrett cleared his throat. “Johnson.”
    “We’ve got a situation.”
    “Thus the phone call. What’s going on?”
    “An attempt was made on Layna’s life tonight.”
    “ What? ”
    “There was a sniper and two hired guns. The sniper and one of the guns disappeared, but the third one is in custody.” Despite client confidentiality, I wasn’t about to tell him what happened to the sniper and the asshole on the boat. “We need to link him back to Maldonado, legally.”
    “Jesus. Because?”
    “Because he was hired by Maldonado. He’s the one who issued the hit.”
    “You’re certain it was him?”
    Fuckhead. “Yes.”
    Barrett sighed. “You’re not giving me much to work with. Maldonado will deny all knowledge. The state’s attorney will have nothing to go on and then it’ll be dead in the water.”
    “Call Luna. His men have the hired gun. They’ll make him talk.”
    “All right. I’ll do my best but no promises. Where can I reach you?”
    “You can’t. I’ll call you in a few days.”
    Barrett dropped the attitude and his voice turned human. “She okay?”
    “Yeah.”
    “I know you’re trained but I have to ask because I feel responsible. Can you keep her safe for now?”
    I hated the guy. I hated any man who looked at Layna but I respected him for feeling responsible for his client. “She’s safe.” I’d die before I let something happen to her.
    Barrett exhaled. “Okay. Talk to you in a few days.”
    “One last thing, the hotel we were staying at was shot up. André’s men covered our tracks. The Coast Guard won’t find the sniper or the other hired gun but there’ll still be questions. Can you run interference with the authorities for us for a few days? We weren’t registered under our names but I suspect they’ll figure out soon enough we were there.”
    “You’ll have to give statements eventually.”
    “We will, once I know it’s safe for her to surface.”
    “As your counsel, I have to advise you not to take matters into your own hands. I know what you and your Marine buddies are capable of, but don’t do it. Give me a little time to make something stick to Maldonado.”
    “Do what you have to do.” I wasn’t waiting.
    “Jesus, Blaze.” Barrett lost the controlled edge to his voice. “You know this will point back to her. Don’t be stupid. This is going to be bad for both of you. Don’t put her in that situation.”
    “ I didn’t put my wife in any situation.” His interest in Layna was really starting to piss me off. “Do your job, I’ll do mine.”
    He sighed. “Fine. Tell Layna the paperwork she asked me for is complete.”
    I momentarily stilled. “What paperwork?”
    “Ask her.” Barrett hung up.
    I stared at the phone a few seconds before I dialed André.
    “We good?” I asked as soon as he answered.
    “Hold on.” I heard muffled voices then it got quieter. “Yeah, we’re good for now. Where are you?”
    “Southeast, open waters, but I’m swinging back