Rick thought it was more impressive to think about it in those terms but in reality they’d spent only one full day, a few minutes the day before, and a few hours this morning. Now they were back in their alley and boredom was setting in. He looked at his watch. It wasn’t even lunchtime yet but it was close enough. “You want me to get some of those paninis again?” “What’s with you and these sandwiches anyway?” “Is it my fault if they’re fresh and delicious?” he said, drawing a smile from Olivia. “All right, fine. I’m officially putting you in charge of culinary duties.” “Thank you, a wise decision. You won’t regret it.” She smiled again and it was a beautiful sight. He couldn’t quite forget yesterday’s events, the three dead bodies and his role in hiding the evidence, but he was slowly wrapping his head around it. He had spent half the night awake. When Olivia had noticed he’d dismissed it as simply the discomfort of sleeping on the floor while she was cozy in bed, but the truth was that he was trying to justify his actions.
