CorbinPrincess and I sat side by side in one of the bar and grill’s booths, counting out twenty dollar bills with as much pleasure as a cat licking its paws.
“Two hundred forty … Two hundred sixty … Two hundred eighty …”
Rico sat opposite, handing us wads of cash as we went, trembling but silent. We counted the final bill, and I turned to Princess, both our faces glowing with success.
And for the tiniest second, I could have sworn to God I loved her. I leaned in, eager to kiss those sexy, awesome lips …
And that’s when we heard the sirens.
“Goddammit, Gary!” I swore, leaping to my feet. Princess, always quick on the uptake, was beside me in a second and followed me like a shadow out of the door. She was up on the bike before I was, and putting its engine into gear.
“Where the hell di
