In her picture, she had been sitting on a couch that hadn’t looked expensive, wearing jeans and a casual T-shirt, unlike the expensive dress her sister had worn. She shied away from any attention shown to her directly, probably the result of being overshadowed by her attention-seeking sister.
Her father was completely wrong about his daughters. Bailey was out for herself and would survive in shark-infested waters. Jane, on the other hand, would let the sharks have her if they were hungry.
Cade let the women sleep for a couple of hours, keeping alert for anyone approaching the house. He woke them around noon, Bailey grumbling and Jane drowsily going to the restroom.
He fixed each of them a bowl of cereal and coffee.
“Eat up. We need to go.” Cade pushed the bowl of cereal toward Bailey. Jane had already eaten half of hers.
“I don’t eat food like this,” Bailey complained.
“Right now, you can’t be choosy. We can’t exactly go in a store or restaurant, since there will most likely be a big reward posted for us. Anyone who catches sight of us could turn us in.” He shoved the bowl back toward her. “Eat.”
“I’ll eat it if you still don’t want it,” Jane offered.
Cade saw Bailey throw her sister a dirty look before picking up her spoon. A slight smile was on Jane’s lips as she finished her own. She had known how her sister would react. Bailey didn’t want Jane to have anything of hers.
“How much longer before we leave? I’m ready to go home. If we are stopped at any roadblocks, I’ll just tell them Raul is my husband. He can convince Javier to let you return to the States,” Bailey said between bites of her food. “I don’t know if he can help with Carlos, though. You might be on your own with him.”
“Thanks.” Cade really disliked this particular sister.
“You want to stay with him?” Jane’s disgusted question raised her sister’s fury.
“I shouldn’t have left in the first place without talking to him. Maybe there was a reason—”
“There was a reason, but you just don’t want to believe it,” snapped Jane.
Bailey’s lips tightened, and she grew quiet.
“I’m sorry, Bailey. I know you care about him, but I know what I saw.”
The sound of laughter outside the house had Jane peeking outside. A young man was playing with a toddler across the street. There were more people out than when they had arrived during the night.
“I’ll move your truck to the back of the house,” Felix offered, and Cade tossed him the keys.
“Why can’t we just drive to the airport and fly out?” Jane asked Cade the question that had been bothering her since they had arrived at the house.
“I wish I’d have thought of that. Maybe because Javier and Carlos would think of the same thing and post roadblocks,” Cade replied caustically.
“There’s no need to be rude. I was just wondering.” Jane scooted her empty bowl away.
Cade felt guilty, and he didn’t want to feel that way. He wanted to get rid of the women and get back to Martina. He promised himself a week in bed with her for the trouble this job had cost him. With the money he would make, he would be able to pay for it.
Jane went to stand at the window, watching the child who was now playing with his older brothers and sisters. The mother had come outside and was carefully watching over her children. Jane waved and began playing peek-a-boo with a child who was staring at her through the window, each of them laughing.
“You like children,” Cade observed.
“My friend Sex Piston has a child that age. I also babysat her stepdaughter Star when she was younger.”
Cade could tell from the affection in her voice that she missed her friends. He had heard her refer to them several times in the same tone; however, when she had talked about her parents, the affection was missing.
Cade and Jane were both still standing in the window when the dark cars pulled up. Cade pushed her back, moving the curtain back in place.
“Who is it?”
“Carlos. He already knows we’re here.” Felix hadn’t returned with Cade’s truck, making it obvious who had turned them in to Carlos.
“I’m sorry.”
Cade turned to her in surprise.
“That your friend turned you in.”
“Felix isn’t a friend. I don’t have friends. Felix just went for the bigger payday.” Cade picked up the rifle he had brought in from the truck.
“Both of you go to the back door. When I tell you to run, fucking run like your lives depend on it. You understand me?”
Jane and Bailey nodded their heads. Jane tugged on her backpack as she went to the back door. Bailey stood by her sister, looking terrified.