Twenty-Four
Jake
There’s no sleep for me tonight. I’m too wound up. I can hear Owen downstairs, pacing the floor. Ellie’s in bed, fast asleep, and I’m not about to wake her. She has a baby growing inside her, and I know she needs her rest. As quietly as I can, I unzip my suitcase and pull out my Sig Sauer MK25 and stick it in the waistband of my jeans. It’s almost time for the second shift of night duty.
Opening the door, I shut it gently behind me. Owen is in the kitchen, rolling a bullet back and forth on the table. He notices me and puts the bullet back into its chamber. “Sounds like you and Ellie had fun tonight.”
I sit down and set my g*n on the table, propping my legs up on the windowsill. “We did. She’s pregnant. We had a lot to celebrate.”
“Damn, brother, that’s awesome,” he r
