Bab 140: Butterflies & Risk

Dane

Full of nervous energy, Dane trotted out the back door of the station and into the waiting car, briefcase at his side. 

Yosif was driving and the barrier was down when he got into the back of the car.

"Back to the office?" Yosif asked.

"Actually…" Dane looked at his phone. He'd gotten through that much faster than he'd expected. Which meant no one was expecting him for another hour.

Lila.

"Run me back to the Penthouse first. I need to pick up a couple things. Then we'll go to the office."

"Sure."

"Hey, do me a favor, Yosif, I need to make a couple phone calls—don't tell the team I'm out. I want to have a break from my phone ringing for a few minutes. Just until we get back to the office." He thought he did a good job of keeping his tone distracted and casual. 

"No problem, boss," Yosif said as he pulled the car out of the parking lot into the street.