And besides, I had no problem telling anyone “no.” It just so happened I didn’t want to say no to Hayden.
As soon as I was dressed, I waved goodbye to Papá and Miguel and shot out of the apartment with so much time to spare that I had to hang outside against the crumbling wall of my building before Hayden’s familiar car pulled to the curb.
Popping forward, I opened the door, already asking, “So what’s the plan?” as I climbed in.
“I called in a favor from my brother,” he answered, checking traffic before he pulled away from the curb. “His job is to get her out of the apartment for at least two hours, preferably more.”
I nodded as I stuffed my phone into my purse. “Do you think he’ll follow through?”
“Brick?” He glanced at me in surprise. “Of course. But he’ll be full of questions. So w
