“What did he do now?” Jack asked.
I inwardly groaned, wishing he hadn’t. I hated seeing Katie so worked up over that asshole thousands of miles away. If he could f**k with her at such a distance, I had to wonder what he was like in person.
Before she could launch into a tirade about whatever the fucker had done this time, I cut in. “What did you find out at city hall?”
She blinked in surprise and I could practically see the gears shifting in her head. This was why she and I worked. We thought alike, were able to multitask to the extreme. I knew how to push her buttons—challenge her, make her think. And she did the same for me. I looked over to see Jack take a swig of his beer as he lounged on the couch.
Thank God we had Jack to round us out. To make us remember that life was sometimes
