“Friends,” Larani whispered. “Yes, I think I’d like that.”
“Great!”
“It’s been a while since we’ve talked,” Gabi said.
Jack nodded slowly, his mind fixated on the danger that they would be walking into. Which made him a crappy friend, he realized. After everything Gabi had done for him in the last two years, the least he could do was pay attention. His scheme to free Cassi and rescue the immigrants would not have worked if not for Gabrina Valtez.
She walked beside him in silence, the yellow lights illuminating her lovely face. Sweet Jesus, she was gorgeous. Why on Earth had a woman like that ever wanted a doofus like him? “So…It seems the burden of leadership weighs heavily on you,” she said at last.
“I’m sorry,” he muttered. “You’re right.”
Her dark eyes fell upon him, appraising hi
