Chapter 26

JESSIE Istand near the elevator with Conor, Liam, and Mikey. Nervous energy sizzles in my veins. I have hardly left this apartment since I arrived here six weeks earlier. And when I have been out, it’s been to the store. There has been nothing exciting. Well, except for that day Conor took me to his friend’s boutique, the memory of which will keep me warm when I’m a lonely old woman. Today, I’m accompanying the Ryan brothers on a job and I couldn’t be more thrilled. “Remember. Be discreet. I need this sorting quickly and quietly,” Shane says as he hands me a slip of paper. “This is the information I need. But, if you have time, get anything else you think might be helpful.” “Aren’t you coming with us?” I frown at him. “No. I’ve got a meeting.” His tongue darts out and he licks his lower lip. It’s a habit he has that drives me crazy because it makes me think of what else I’d love him to do with that mouth. “Erin stopping by, is she?” Mikey says with a laugh, earning him a glare from Sha