Chapter 98

And Zy felt like a deadbeat for not joining in, at least to watch their sixes. “Where? To do what?”

“Not sure yet. Colonel hasn’t filled us in. He says it’s pretty standard. But his new wife seems pissed.”

Too much pushback from the missus, and Edgington really might ditch his business to keep the peace. “Shit.”

“Anyway, I’ll let you know when we’re back.”

“Yeah. I’ll want to hear everything, especially if it has anything to do with the debacle in Mexico.”

“You got it. Later, Zy.”

“Later. Stay safe, huh?”

“Always.”

Trees ended the call. Behind Zy, the bedroom door opened, and he turned to find Tessa emerging, Hallie half-asleep in her arms.

She glanced at the rice cooker on the island and frowned. “You started dinner?”

“Yeah. No reason to wait.”

“You didn’t have to do that.”

She said that a lot. “No sweat. You’re busy, you’re tired, and you don’t need to wait on me. I’m eating, too. So I took a stab at meal prep