Excitement ignited in her blood. “Let’s nail the bastard.” She glanced back at Josh, who stood watching them, just as Albert pulled his vehicle up behind Nate and Arthur. Sparkle watched his eyes shift from her to Albert and back and knew the instant he realized what was happening. His face crumpled. The devastation in his eyes hit her like a roundhouse to the gut. Christ, he thought she was deserting him. It was all over his face.
Not minding if people circled them, he made up his mind to make her understand the situation. Baby, no. She closed the distance between them with four limping strides and pulled him into a hug, careful of his bandage. He was stiff in her arms but thankfully didn’t pull away.
“Hey,” she whispered. “I’m sorry, but we have to act on this right now.”
He gave a je
