Why is he including me in this? It’s not like I’m going to be around for the long haul. He’s going to get tired of my living with him and ask me to leave as soon as they catch the punks who attacked me—if not before. That idea did not sit well with Rob. It’s the way it is, though. Friends, maybe, but nothing more, even if I wanted it—which I don’t.
Those thoughts, and more, ran through Rob’s head as he and Darren drove to the shelter.
“Officer Cameron,” an older woman said even before Rob and Darren got to the front desk.
From the puzzled look on Darren’s face, Rob had the feeling he had no idea why she knew him.
Apparently she realized that, too, because she said, “You caught the kid who snatched my purse, about a year ago. Remember?”
“Oh. Yeah, I do, now that you reminded me of it.
