“When she answered the door, she didn’t say anything.
“I’m sorry I didn’t come over yesterday.”
She nodded. “It’s okay.” She folded her arms.
“Could I impose on you for a bit? I need to go to Nevada for a little while. I was hoping you could take Hanny. If you can’t, I completely under—”
“No, I’d be happy to watch him.”
I nodded, never letting go of her gaze. “I’m sorry.”
“Don’t be. I don’t know what the problem is, but we all have our demons, don’t we?”
“Yeah, we do.”
I left my keys with her then texted my captain, Kai, saying that I would need to use some leave. Laka didn’t have a problem covering my cases for a week, and I told her I would make it up to her. Luckily, the captain didn’t micromanage his team, and he trusted me when I told him I had a good reason to take time off.
Peak Road - a Short Thriller (Jon Stanton Mysteries book 10)
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