Gunner: The Hacker's Code by Michelle C. Reilly
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Gunner made a few phone calls. Using his cell, he accessed some of the special apps he’d developed and discovered some of the suspected places Vargas kept his victims.
Of all the people to become involved with, Kristine had chosen one of the worst. Vargas was the best at what he did, and those he took often disappeared without a trace. If they were lucky, the girl was still in Vegas. If not… Gunner didn’t even want to think about it. His research drummed up three places she could be, if she was still in town.
He brought up a map site on Nay’s laptop and studied the street view of the places they had to canvas.
The bathroom door opened and Nay stepped out with a towel wrapped around her. Her smooth, wet legs shone in the subdued light of the computer. He watched her as she made her way to her dresser inside the closet. She gathered some underwear and dropped her towel to the floor. He took in her glistening back and followed her spine downward to her rounded behind. It curved just perfectly so his hands could spread out and hold each cheek. She leaned over to pull on her panties and he got a quick peek of her folds.
He squirmed and tugged on his jeans.
Can’t go there now.
Gunner cleared his throat and forced his scrutiny back to the laptop. After a few moments, Nay sat beside him fully dressed, her flower scented soap drifting to him. “So, what’s the plan?”
“There are three places we have to look at. We’ll try the most likely first.” He swiveled the laptop toward her.
The glare of the monitor gave her eyes an emerald hue. She pulled in her lips and nodded. “Okay. When do we leave?”
“Later tonight. We’ll sneak in and scope the place out.”
“Sounds good.”
He let his gaze roam her face. “You take it easy. I have a couple things I have to do. After that, I’ll pick up something for us to eat before we head out. Sound good?”
She lifted one side of her mouth. “Sounds perfect.”
He reached out and raised her chin. When her eyes locked with his, he leaned over and kissed her. “You gonna be all right?”
She stared down at her clasped hands. “Yeah, sure.”
Gunner frowned, not sure if he believed her. He climbed to his feet. “Okay, see you in a bit.”