Mari splashed water over her face and wished, once again, she could take a long, hot shower.

She sensed Perez behind her even before he spoke.

"You look like hell warmed over." His snide remark about her appearance did nothing to brighten her mood, but she refused to let his flippant and disparaging remarks keep her from taking their 'relationship' a step further. She was tired of being the only one in their wonky partnership to bare their inner ...