Partners in Crime

Chapter thirty-four

"Wait so he pretended to be celibate?" Tammy starts coughing after her drink goes down the wrong pipe due to my revelation.

I laugh, taking a sip of my own drink. I've opted on the non-alcohol choice of drink tonight, given the fact that Theo and I are leaving in the morning.

"Wait, so is he really celibate?" Layla asks causing Gracie, Tammy and I to start laughing again.

"I'd like to deny that." Theo walks up behind me, using the back on my chair to lean against. "Wouldn't want Olivia here thinking I'm all talk."

I roll my eyes, suspecting that's the exact reaction Theo was going for. "Not that I'll ever find out, partner."

"Technically Mike's your partner right now."

I turn in my seat to face him. "Technically whether or not your officially working won't be much of an argument if Clare found out. She'd have my ass."

"What Clare doesn't know won't hurt her." He winks before heading back to the boys. Jakes opted to hang with them tonight, mainly because he found out that Theo's close friends with his love interest, who he introduced us to as Freddie a few hours ago.

"So are you excited to go home?" Gracie asks.

I shrug. "I mean I can't wait to see everyone but New York's just not what it used to be."

"So you've been converted to a small town gal?"

I nod and hum in agreement.

"What time are you guys leaving at in the morning?" Layla asks.

"Theo's picking me up at six." I inform her. "So we'll end up getting three days there"

"I'm not gonna lie, I'm pretty jealous." Tammy pouts.

"Says the girl who's going on her honeymoon in two months." Gracie raises an eyebrow.

Tammy sighs. "That's if I can get through the wedding planning first!"

"It's not finished?" I take another sip of my drink, it's still pretty full and I still need to pack my suitcase.

Tammy shakes her head. "God no, the major details are but there's so much other things no one tells you about."

"I'm never getting married." Gracie states with distaste in her voice.

"Oh you say that as if your boyfriend isn't staring at you from behind the bar, probably planning his proposal." Layla fires back.

"Oh shut up!" Gracie blushes.

I finish my drink a few minutes later and explain my dilemma before leaving the table. "You're leaving already?" Jake asks as I walk past the bar.

I stop and lean against a vacant chair. "Mhm, I've still got to pack."

"Which reminds me," Theo mutters before downing the rest of his drink. "I gotta go too, I need to find my passport."

My head snaps towards him. "What do you mean 'you need to find your passport', we leave in a few hours!"

Theo shrugs. "If I can't find it I'll just use my badge."