Now, he was thankful he’d gotten the job of rounding up the runaway friend. She was so gorgeous and tiny. He could tell she was agitated and would fix it soon. In the meantime, he wanted to get as much information on her he could. He had the basics from Kaleb, but it didn’t tell him the personal things he wanted to know.
Travis had been there for only a few minutes. He’d watched her interact with David the last time he’d been in to check on her. She had a submissive personality and tried to act self-confident and sometimes belligerent but wasn’t even close to hitting the mark. David was right. She was a kitten trying to act like a cat.
“Okay, I think I’m ready.” He turned to David and held a hand out. “Thank you for taking care of her. If you ever want to relocate and make more money, look me up. I could use good men in my business.”
David grinned. “I might take you up on that. I’ve got nothing holding me here.”
Travis handed him a card. “Call me.”
“Thank you. Good luck with her. No matter what I say, she still thinks she’s a perp. She even instructed me that I shouldn’t even trust her because you never know who a bad guy is. When I said, ‘you told me you were a good citizen,’ she got exasperated with me and told me I shouldn’t listen to perps because they almost always lie. I’m going to laugh about this for a long time.”
Travis grinned. She reminded him of Aleena, Kaleb’s woman. She was beautiful, very sweet, and looked at the world differently than most women their age. He’d heard Kaleb talk about his woman many times, but it wasn’t until he’d met her that he understood her appeal.
He never thought he’d even consider a Big/little lifestyle. Still, after meeting Aleena, he was intrigued, and now seeing Nia, he wanted them to get to know each other and see if they could make a relationship happen. He’d use the time and maybe even take an extra day or two to get to know her and let her become comfortable with him before they got home.
He’d get in touch with Kaleb later. He’d already texted him with the information he had her so they could stop worrying.
Travis walked into the room and closed the door. His heart squeezed when she turned her bright-blue eyes on him for the first time.
“Oh, thank God. I didn’t know if they would allow me a lawyer.”
He grinned. He’d rather be dead than a lawyer. He’d had to work with too many of them when he was a cop in Chicago, and hardly any of them were decent people.
“Let me introduce myself. My name is Travis Forrester, and I’m here to get you. And I’m not a lawyer.”
“Are you here to question me?”
“No, baby. I’m here to take care of you.”
He watched as she studied him suspiciously. She crossed her arms over her chest. “So, what agency are you with, and can you tell me what I’m charged with?”
David had warned him, but it still took him by surprise that she thought she was in the station because of breaking the law.
“You didn’t break the law.”
“Then why am I being detained, and why are they calling me a perp?”
He chuckled. He couldn’t help it. “I think you’re the one who’s calling you a perp, baby. They didn’t.”
Her brows pinched together, and her eyes narrowed in confusion. “But I’m being detained?” she stuttered.
“Kaleb asked them to find you and then keep you safe until I got here.”
If anything, she looked more confused. “Aleena’s Kaleb?”
“Yes.”
“But why? I told them I was on my way.”
“When’s the last time you’ve slept, baby?”
“I … I’m not sure. But I won’t be able to until I feel more … secure.”
“That’s why I’m here.”
“Is Kaleb really mad?”
“No, just concerned.”