‘Right, I’ve got to go in. Happened half an hour ago. Quinn stepped out of his car to go into his converted ranch thing in Kinnear Road and bang. Place is going fucking mental.’ ‘Retaliation for Caldwell?’ ‘Maybe. Seems the obvious thing. Need to go see what they are saying. Love you and leave you.’ The L word hung awkwardly between them for a second until she pulled her top over her head and poked her tongue out at him. ‘Figure of speech. You be here when I get back?’ ‘I was thinking I could come with you.’ ‘Aye right. How are we going to explain that one, Einstein? You show up without Addy giving you a call. What you been doing, listening in to police scanners? That’s an offence, you know.’ ‘Well . . .’ The thought that she could actually tell people that they had a relationship clearly wasn’t obvious to her at that moment. And maybe it wasn’t the time to discuss it. ‘Well, let me know what’s going on.
