That Day When I Got Married to My Boss at the Blind Date

By this point, Josie had come to her wit’s end, and her voice turned hoarse with her frustration tipped over. “But he’s not the only criminal on the run in the entire Wavery!”

Arnold paused in his attempt to dab her tears away, taken aback by her sudden outburst, “Wow. Easy now. You sound pretty worked up.”

As Pop’s disappearance neared twenty-four hours, Josie was on edge, visibly worn out.

Arnold playfully pinched her cheek, “When was your last shut-eye?”

“Why do you care? I’m done here.”

Josie shoved him aside and unsteadily got to her feet, ready to leave.

Arnold’s grip gently pulled her back into place.

“Where do you think you’re going being in this state? Planning to walk right into the enemy’s clutches? That’s a one-way ticket to disaster. They’ve got your Pop, and their motive’s likely more complex than just wanting cash. They might be using him as leverage against you or Dexter.”

If it was about blackmail, the perpetrators would reveal their hands sooner or later.

words began to steady Josie, though worry

undergone surgery, so he wasn’t fit for

against his shoulder, “Driving yourself crazy won’t help.

expected, and

breath and refrained from moving, Josie napping on his shoulder, seeming more precious than

turned his head to sneak a look at her serene sleeping face,

looked at the picture with a

long, maybe a couple of hours. As she sat up, wincing from the all-over soreness, she glanced

the knight in shining armor, and all I get is suspicion,” Arnold quipped,

was swung open. “We’ve got a situation! Scar and the

grin disappeared.

waiter glanced at Josie and then at Arnold, …

was equally stunned.

the room, but thanks to his long legs, Arnold surged ahead and grasped her arm, urging, “You need to lay low. Sneak out through the back exit. Go!”

Her concern was etched on her

– how had this scenario become reminiscent of an operation to

his voice determined. “If he were after