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Story: The Hero She Deserves
“I did. I’ll rule out yours and Hollis’s but there was a nice, juicy one I feel good about.”
“You’re pretty comfortable with computers.” Hollis pushed a plate of eggs across to the young woman.
“Yeah. I do crime scene collection, IT work, some admin. Whatever we need done around the office.”
Sawyer crossed his arms. “Leilani is good at everything. She keeps the office ticking over.”
“And the big guy here gets to crack heads and snap handcuffs on bad guys.”
“I don’t crack heads… Often.”
“True. One look at you and the misbehaving male tourists shake in their flip-flops and awful Hawaiian shirts.” Leilani grinned. “The female ones drool and want to climb him.”
Sawyer made an annoyed sound.
“Isn’t he cute when he gets embarrassed?” Leilani teased.
Hollis smiled. “He is.”
“Don’t encourage her,” he warned.
Leilani’s computer pinged. “Ooh, we’ve got something.” She frowned. “That’s weird.”
“What?” Sawyer asked, looking over her shoulder.
“There’s a hit, but no name. Looks like it’s linked to a couple of Interpol cases.”
Interpol? What the hell did that mean?
“Want me to request access?” Leilani asked.
He knew that that would take too long. “No. Can you email me the print?”
“Sure thing.”
Vander’s team would be quicker.
“You going to ask Vander?” Leilani said.
“No comment. Thanks for coming, Leilani.”
“You bet.” She packed up her stuff. “Thanks for the eggs, Hollywood.”
Hollis’s lips twitched. “You’re welcome, Hawaii.”
Leilani grinned. “I like her. Enjoy your days off, big guy. Keep your girl safe. Nice to meet you, Hollis.”
“Nice to meet you, too.
Leilani nodded. “And you keep him safe back.” She waved as she sailed out the door. “Bye.”
Hollis followedSawyer into Island Brew. The scent of coffee hit her and she instantly felt better.
Koa looked at them, eyes widening. “Oh, you two are?—”
“Getting a coffee.” Kiana elbowed her brother. “I’ll make you both something special.”
“Thanks,” Hollis replied.
“You’re pretty comfortable with computers.” Hollis pushed a plate of eggs across to the young woman.
“Yeah. I do crime scene collection, IT work, some admin. Whatever we need done around the office.”
Sawyer crossed his arms. “Leilani is good at everything. She keeps the office ticking over.”
“And the big guy here gets to crack heads and snap handcuffs on bad guys.”
“I don’t crack heads… Often.”
“True. One look at you and the misbehaving male tourists shake in their flip-flops and awful Hawaiian shirts.” Leilani grinned. “The female ones drool and want to climb him.”
Sawyer made an annoyed sound.
“Isn’t he cute when he gets embarrassed?” Leilani teased.
Hollis smiled. “He is.”
“Don’t encourage her,” he warned.
Leilani’s computer pinged. “Ooh, we’ve got something.” She frowned. “That’s weird.”
“What?” Sawyer asked, looking over her shoulder.
“There’s a hit, but no name. Looks like it’s linked to a couple of Interpol cases.”
Interpol? What the hell did that mean?
“Want me to request access?” Leilani asked.
He knew that that would take too long. “No. Can you email me the print?”
“Sure thing.”
Vander’s team would be quicker.
“You going to ask Vander?” Leilani said.
“No comment. Thanks for coming, Leilani.”
“You bet.” She packed up her stuff. “Thanks for the eggs, Hollywood.”
Hollis’s lips twitched. “You’re welcome, Hawaii.”
Leilani grinned. “I like her. Enjoy your days off, big guy. Keep your girl safe. Nice to meet you, Hollis.”
“Nice to meet you, too.
Leilani nodded. “And you keep him safe back.” She waved as she sailed out the door. “Bye.”
Hollis followedSawyer into Island Brew. The scent of coffee hit her and she instantly felt better.
Koa looked at them, eyes widening. “Oh, you two are?—”
“Getting a coffee.” Kiana elbowed her brother. “I’ll make you both something special.”
“Thanks,” Hollis replied.
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