Page 106 of Hard Rain
Axel didn’t look away from the shelf.
“Picking out condoms.”
“We’ll come back,” Whip hissed.
“Why?”
“Because Knox is in this store.”
“So?”
“So?” Whip stared at him.
“Yeah?” Axel finally looked over. “I don’t understand the problem.”
Of course he didn’t.
Whip lowered his voice.
“I’d rather Knox not watch us buy condoms.”
“Oh.”
Axel tipped his head as if considering his words.
“Fair.” He reached for a box anyway. “These?”
Whip glanced at it.
“…I don’t know.”
“You’ve never bought condoms?”
“Not while my coworkers are shopping for beef jerky.”
“Oh.”
Another thoughtful nod.
“This is different.”
It was, in a way, very different.
Buying condoms had always been a grab-and-go kind of purchase. Apparently now it involved discussion. Some things didn’t need an audience.
Behind them…
“HEY, WHIP!”
Knox.
Well, shit. Naturally, Knox would insert himself into the discussion.
Whip briefly considered faking a heart attack.
“You guys find the beef jerky?”
Whip groaned.
