Page 33 of Red Snow

“Wonderful. Alright, let’s do it.”

“I expect an update after,” Danielle says as the two of us as we get up. Marcus takes the printouts from her and walks out first. I nod to the sergeant as I walk past her, but before I can make it out of the room, Danielle calls to me. “And Jarrod, if you want to stare at my ass, all you have to do is ask. It looks better without so much material covering it. You remember?”

I’d usually roll my eyes at Danielle, because she’s always saying inappropriate shit like this when no one is around, but I’ve been through a lot with women lately, and I don’t have anyone to be committed to, so I throw her a soft smile, becausefuck it, that’s why.

“How could I forget?” I say with a raised eyebrow. Don’t judge me. It doesn’t hurt to be on the sergeant’s good side. Danielle smiles at me like she’s surprised and excited, but I walk out before we can get too carried away. Maybe I’ll address it again later.

“That woman is relentless,” I say as I catch up to Marcus and we walk in step towards the exit.

“Yeah, but you like it,” he replies.

“I don’t like it,” I correct him as we exit HQ. “But I don’t hate it either.”