20.I cracked the room door open and peeked outside. It was clear, at least from my vantage point. I looked back to Rose and Nicole.
“Ready?” I asked.
Rose nodded.
“Wait,” Nicole whispered. She removed the Glock that was holstered to the back of my belt. She ejected the magazine, inspected it, and reinserted it back into the g*n.
“Now I’m ready,” Nicole nodded.
“You know how to use that?” I asked.
“My father’s a colonel in the military and my husband’s a cop, remember?”
I smiled then looked outside the room once again.
“Let’s go,” I said.
As we exited the room, I scanned across the second floor. It was clear. From over the railing of the walkway I checked the first floor but saw no activity. I heard Rose’s voice over my shoulder.
“We have Nicole. We’re heading out now,” she said o
