Chapter 3
Ray smiled as Nick buckled the seat belt in the passenger seat of Ray’s Lexus. Nick glanced around the parking lot, scooting down just a bit in the seat. He guessed Nick didn’t want to be seen in the car with Ray. He knew he wasn’t exactly a popular man with the LAPD these days. Still, Nick’s obvious discomfort bothered him.
“Do we have time to make a stop?” Nick asked, straightening as Ray pulled out of the parking lot. He twisted his hands in his lap. “I…well, I need to drop something by my mother’s place. It won’t take long.”
Ray glanced at Nick. The other man had his bottom lip between his teeth, twisting it. “Sure, no problem. The movie plays several different times. We’re okay. Just punch the address of your mom’s into my Garmin and it’ll give me the directions.”
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