he’d been on in a long damn time. Maybe there was a way he and Sierra would be able to work things out. He couldn’t give her a commitment but they could have some fun. His cock sure as hell wanted that option, the problem was that it wasn’t just his cock that wanted her. She was fun and smart and everything he would look for in a girl. Even a fling with her could be dangerous.
“I have some information for you. First, it looks like there’s going to be some action on the island again soon, but still no hints as to where the island might be. Second, there’s intelligence that points to someone on your boat being involved. Have you taken on any new workers or passengers in the last couple days?”
“We have two brand new servers on board. You think one of them might be involved?” It couldn’t be Sierra. He was a good judge of character. She wasn’t the type.
“I’m not a hundred percent sure on this, but it could definitely be one of them. The answer to this may have just fallen into our laps. Keep tabs on both the new girls, plus any passengers you pick up.”
“We had several passengers on this trip. Two men who are repeat visitors and three new women.” Jack wanted to make sure Blake had all the information.
“It could be any of them. Keep your eyes open and keep me updated.”
“Will do.” Jack liked the mystery, liked being a part of crime prevention, even if it was just a small part right now.
“I’ll see you when you get back to Miami? We can go out for a beer, catch up,” Blake suggested.
Jack didn’t like to go out much anymore, didn’t like to socialize, didn’t like to be around all the “normal” people, but he wouldn’t turn down Blake. They were like brothers.
“Sounds good, man. I’ll see you in a couple days.” Jack shut the phone and turned on the boat’s cameras.
Sierra was sitting on the deck, her long legs stretched out sexily on a table, a book in her hands, flipping through the pages slowly. He liked the fact that he would have to keep tabs on her now just a little too much. It was only going to cause him torment and distraction.
Crystal was on the island somewhere, as were Doug and Alexis’ guests. The excitement Jack felt from being given a reason to spy on them was somewhat pathetic. He missed his old life, missed putting his ass on the line to catch the bad guys, and missed making a difference. This was as close as he’d been to that in a long time.
He moved to a different camera, one down in the kitchen to see the cook working on stocking the refrigerator. She wasn’t a very likely candidate. She was fifty-something, a relative of Doug’s who didn’t have to worry about being canned because of Alexis’ whims, since she was family. She had been working on the boat for as long as Doug had owned it. If Blake’s info was right, it had to be one of the new girls or last night’s visitors.
Jack turned the camera back to the deck to see Sierra tucked around a corner, talking on her cell phone. He had to go down to check to see whom she was having a private conversation with. He didn’t think there was much chance that she was involved in the drug running, but it wouldn’t be appropriate of him to write her off just because he wanted her.
Jack had to do his due diligence. It would be easy for him to sneak within a few feet of her, close enough to overhear the conversation but around the corner so she couldn’t see him.
Jack tiptoed down the stairs, walked silently to the corner of the main deck area and listened. He felt a little guilty about spying on the girl he’d just spent the afternoon with but he couldn’t let his personal feelings get in the way of business.
“I know you love him and I know it hurts, but there’ll be other guys. If he didn’t have the integrity to be faithful to you now, things were only going to get worse in the future. It’s better you found out what kind of man he was before you married him or had kids together. Give