Larry handed the agent the paperwork he’d forged from his company. “This is a list of the items that are inside. You’ll find remote access security surveillance equipment.”
The agent looked at the list and handed it back to him. “Thank you.”
Larry watched her unzip the bag with her gloved hands. It was obvious by the agent’s demeanor she had no clue she was looking at the latest technology on the market. The cables, cameras, DVR, and speakers could be used in several ways besides what they’d been intended for by the manufacturer, especially after being modified.
Chapter Eight
“It’s twenty-one hundred. I think it’s time to find a decent place to stay for the night.” Bane kept his hands on the steering wheel. “We’re just five miles from Casper.”
“It’s a good halfway point.” Emma stretched her arms. “Right when you get inside the city limits there’s a hotel I’ve stayed at whenever I went to visit Mom.” She sighed. “I miss her, you know.”
Adam placed his hand on her knee. “Norma was a wonderful woman, Em.”
“Yes, she was.” She put on a brave face. God, Bane couldn’t get over how strong she was. Em had suffered so much, losing her mother to her crazy homicidal sister, and still, she found a way through the pain. “Anyway, the rooms are lovely and clean. Plus, the hotel has a great breakfast buffet. Biscuits and gravy. Yum.”
“Sounds like a plan to me.” Bane drove into town and pulled into the parking lot of the hotel Em had recommended.
“I’ll go get the room.” Adam jumped out of the cab.
He nodded. “Em and I will stay by the truck until you get back. That’ll give us time to stretch our legs.”
After Adam left, Bane helped Emma out of the cab. “I thought he’d never leave.”
“Why?”
He smiled. “Come here, you.” He put his arms around her. Holding her close, he leaned in and pressed his lips to hers. He traced his tongue over her lips. God, she was utter feminine perfection. “I’ve been wanting to do that ever since we left Wilde.”
She smiled. “Was it worth waiting for, soldier?”
“If I had to wait a hundred years knowing I would just get one more kiss from you, it would be worth the wait.”
“It was pretty damn good, wasn’t it?” She laughed and looked up at him. “Thank you again for doing this for me. It’s going to be quite the job when we get to my apartment. I haven’t packed a single box. I had no idea things were going to work out so fast in Wilde.”
“I’m glad they did, baby.” He held her quietly for several minutes.
“Where is Adam? It never took me this long to get registered at this hotel.”
“I’m not sure.” The parking lot was almost empty, which was a sure sign the place had a ton of vacancies. “But does it matter? It gives me more time to kiss those beautiful lips of yours.”
“I think Adam deserves a kiss, too. Don’t you agree?”
He grinned. “Adam can fight his own battles. I’m sure he’ll steal some kisses from you whenever he gets the chance, but for now, he’s not here. We are.”
“I thought you wanted us to stretch our legs, not our lips.”
“Lips or legs? Does it really matter? I like both on you, sweetheart.”
“You’re a devil, Bane, aren’t you?”
He thought about what he and Adam had planned for the evening. “I guess I am.” He bent down and devoured her lips, relishing the sweetness he tasted there.
“What’s going on, you two?” Adam smiled with the card key to their room in his hand. “I leave for a few minutes and come back catching you two kissing. Fair is fair. It’s my turn.”
Bane nodded as his brother pulled Emma into his chest and planted a lip-lock on her that seemed to take her breath away.
“Now,” Adam said. “That’s better.”
Bane laughed. “I’m still one up on you, bro.”