Chapter Forty-Eight
Back at Kali's apartment building, Theo barely woke as Lincoln peeled him out of the booster seat. He smiled then plopped his head on Lincoln's shoulder. Lincoln held him close.
Kali stood, a hand on her hip, then reached for the booster seat. “Bring him up, then wait for Marvin down here.”
Marvin, who'd spent the drive in the front seat, one hand clasped to the door, the other to his armrest, crawled out of the cab and edged his way around the truck. “Why don't you take him up, then come on down and we'll talk?”
“Marvin,” she spoke slowly, her voice tight, “I can't leave him upstairs alone.”
“No?”
“No.”
Marvin looked to the tarp that contained his cart. “I suppose it's not likely anyone would look under that?”
“No.” Lincoln looked to Kali. “No one will touch yo
