#Chapter 145 – First Move

Frankie’s eyes are on me the moment I pull open the driver’s-side door and slip into the car. “You good?” he asks, his voice tense. “I’m fine,” I assure him, lifting my purse into the back seat of the car. “Were you followed?” he asks, still anxious. I sit up and look out the windshield toward Lupa’s door, and then around. “Not yet,” I murmur, reaching for the keys that I left in the ignition and turning them. “Should we go?” “Yup,” he says, nodding once. “Hit the road, Bambs.” I smirk at him, doing as he says and working my way out of the parking lot and onto the roads, as was always part of the plan. I glance down at him as I start to drive. “Your brother says hello.” Frankie laughs shortly. “Oh yeah? Does he miss me?” “He called you a jackass a lot,” I say, dry, making Frankie laugh more. “Yeah,” he says with a fond sigh. “That means he misses me.” I can’t help but smile. About an hour later, I’m still driving which – again – is part of the plan. I glance in th