“Just kidding. What I can do is comp you and Jeff to a night in the penthouse and front-row seats to my next show.”
“That’s tempting, but I’m not sure I ever want to see another magic show.”
Jeff was standing in Robin’s doorway when she hung up.
“Do you hate me?” she asked.
Jeff didn’t answer right away. He closed the door and sat down in a chair across the desk from her. “If I hated you, I wouldn’t care if you were hurt or killed. My problem is that I love you and I can’t bear the thought of anything happening to you.”
“I had to go to Regina’s house last night, but you were right. I shouldn’t have gone alone. I should have asked you to help me. I’m just not used to asking for help.”
“I get that. Sometimes I think you see yourself as one of the Knights of the Round Table, galloping off to right wrongs. But those knights had squires, Batman had Robin, even Don Quixote had Sancho Panza.”
Robin stared at Jeff for a moment. Then she burst out laughing. “Is that how you see me, as Don Quixote?”
Jeff smiled. “More like Wonder Woman.”
“Does she have a sidekick?”
“To tell you the truth, I don’t know. I was more of a Dark Knight guy.”
“Were you threatened by the idea of a strong female?”
“If I were, I would never have tried to hook up with you.”
Robin stopped smiling. “Are we still hooked up?”
“I want to be. But I also want to know that you believe you can count on me when things get rough.”
“I gave what you said a lot of thought. I shouldn’t have charged off alone. I should have told you why I thought Regina and Stanley were in danger. I should have asked you to come with me.”
“And I would have.”
“Are we okay?” Robin asked.
Jeff nodded. “We’re okay.”
Robin got up and walked around her desk. By the time she got to Jeff, he was standing up. Robin touched Jeff’s cheek. “I love you.”
Jeff held her and they stayed that way for a while.
Then Robin stepped back and smiled. “That’s enough sexual harassment. Don’t you have witnesses to interview in the Miller case?”
“Yes, ma’am.”
“Then hop to it. We can continue the harassment tonight.”