I pulled the phone away from my ear and hit the speaker icon. “Okay.”
“I’m not point on the case since you’re my sister, but I’ve had the team keep me up to date.”
I bit the inside of my cheek. “I’m sorry you’re off the case.”
“I should’ve taken a step back before now, but I wanted to help.”
Caden wrapped an arm around me. “Tell me you’ve got him.”
“The evidence is piling up,” Lawson said. “The crime scene team has been going through all the evidence we have, and they found a timing device in a closet at Grae’s house.”
A muscle in Caden’s jaw ticked. “Meaning someone wouldn’t have had to be physically present to set a fire?”
“Correct.” Lawson blew out an audible breath. “And we’ve been working on a timeline for everything else. He doesn’t have an alibi for any of it.”
I looked up at Caden. “Not even his fiancée?”
“Nope. Seems she gives him a pretty long leash. Didn’t care if he didn’t come home as long as he paid the credit card bills,” Lawson grumbled.
Caden stared down at me. “I’m so sorry, Gigi.”
My fingers dug into his waist. “We’ve been over this. His actions aren’t on you.”
“She’s right,” Lawson agreed. “You’ve been hurt by Gabe’s actions just as much. Now you have to take the time to put the betrayal behind you and heal.”
Lawson was speaking from an experience that had marked him, but I wasn’t sure he’d ever fully healed. I just hoped Caden could.
I stretched up onto my tiptoes and kissed him. “It’s you and me. Remember what we’re building.”
Caden’s eyes softened, and he wrapped his other arm around me. “You and me.”
Lawson coughed. “Please don’t start making out. I’ve been through enough in the past twenty-four hours.”
I choked on a laugh. “Then get off the phone so you don’t have to hear it.”
“Yeah, yeah. Can you come down to the station to give a more formal statement this afternoon?”
“No problem.”
“Thank you. Love you, G,” Lawson said, his voice gruff.
“Love you, too.” I clicked off and stared up at Caden.
“You okay?”
He nodded. “I need to go talk to my parents.”
I hated that he did but knew it would be better to get it over with. “Do you want me to come with you?”
Caden shook his head. “I’ll make it as quick as possible, and then we can go pick up some breakfast.”
“I’ll be here waiting.”
He kissed me long and slow, the kind that reminded me what we were fighting for. “Love you, Gigi.”
“I’ll never get tired of hearing it.”
Caden kissed the tip of my nose. “I’ll remember that.”
