“He’s good with the kids, and he pays attention. Lou taught him well.” Katlin took Merrick’s hand as she stood and opened the door. “Go ahead and stop worrying about this.”

“Keep me in the loop,” she said on the way out.

“I’ll take care of it, and whatever happens, we won’t be in town,” Merrick said.

Cain went out and kissed everyone good bye. “See you this afternoon,” she said to Emma as Carmen took the baby. “I have a meeting with Finley about a few things, and then a few stops.”

“Be careful and don’t be late.” Emma turned so she could help her with her coat. “And don’t forget to stop at Dickie’s Sporting Goods. You’ll have a disappointed daughter if you don’t.”

“I’m not that forgetful. I’ll see you at four.”

Finley’s brother, Neil, was still driving Finley so Cain could keep her out of the sight of the feds. Introducing her to the operation was going to take time and finesse. The people watching had long memories, and she didn’t want to put Fin in a tight spot. All the information she had on the agents who watched her had nothing to do with Fin’s time in the bureau. The feds, though, were never going to believe that.

“Lou, what’s the status on the shipments coming in from New York?” she asked as she glanced in the side mirror on their way to the office.

“On time and they got everything you asked for.” There was a lot of horn blowing behind them and Lou sped up a little.

A car had gotten between them and the van following them and almost caused an accident doing it. “Someone’s in a rush,” she said of the nondescript black SUV that resembled the one they were in. “Call ahead in case they have a bad case of road rage.”

Lou did as she asked and went through a light that had just turned red to try to lose them. Surprisingly the vehicle stopped, trapping them and the van at the corner before her office. If this was something to do with her, they’d given up easily.

“We got company, boss,” Lou said when he slowed to turn. Another SUV was parked outside the warehouse she owned along the river.

There were enough men patrolling the grounds to take care of whoever followed them in, so she was more curious than worried. They drove in and the guys by the big doors waved in the driver behind them. She and Lou waited until they’d checked out the car and her visitors emerged. Hector Delarosa must’ve come from the airport here because her information had him in Colombia trying to save his business.

“There’s a man with problems, Lou, and a really slow learning curve.”

“He’s a man with a crush for sure.”