High-Sided: An Armed & Dangerous Novel by L.P. Dover Page B

anyway?”
    I glanced out the window at the sun. “I don’t think it’s that early. We need to get up and get to work. Or better yet, I need to get to work, and you to the track. You have a race to get prepared for. Will you be coming with me?”
    “Yes. That way I can make sure you’re protected.”
    “You don’t really think someone will come after me, do you?”
    He shrugged. “Not sure. My partner’s investigating the Hendrix team. They seem to be the ones who hate your father the most.”
    “Is that who’s truck was here last night?” I asked.
    “Yep. He’s undercover as well. One of these days, you’ll meet him. Until then, I want to keep his identity private. Just like I want you to keep all of this about me a secret. You, your father, and Ethan are the only ones who need to know the truth.”
    I nodded. “I understand. I won’t say anything.” Now that I was free from his grasp, I grabbed my phone and looked at the time. “Shit.”
    Logan sat up and scratched his head. “What is it?”
    “It’s seven-thirty and I missed a call from Sean.” He also left a couple of text messages.
     
    Sean: Where are you? I tried calling.
     
    Sean: I’m on my way to your house.
     
    “Great, he’s on his way to my house,” I groaned.
    His gaze narrowed. “I was going to ask you this last night, but I wasn’t ready to bring it up.”
    Swallowing hard, I held my breath. By the look on his face, I could tell it was something that concerned him.
    “You and Sean seem close, but I can’t help but sense something between you two. And I’m not talking in a brother and sister kind of way.”
    Releasing a heavy sigh, I bowed my head. “I was hoping this wouldn’t come up, but if we’re going to be honest with each other, I guess it’s better to get it out in the open.” I lifted my head and faced him. “Remember when I told you I’d only been with one other man besides you?”
    His jaw clenched. “It was him? Your step-brother?”
    “Yes, but it was before our parents ever got together. After that, we separated ways.”
    He scoffed. “Doesn’t look like he sees it that way.”
    I couldn’t argue with him there. “That’s why I have plans to set him up with my friend, Janie. I know he still has feelings for me, and it doesn’t help that I’ve basically been single the past eight years.”
    “Do you love him?”
    “I do,” I admitted truthfully, “but not in the way you think. He was there for me after you left and he hasn’t left my side since. He and Levi were all I had.”
    Logan got to his feet and held me. “You don’t have to explain. But I have to ask, are you going to tell him about us?”
    I breathed him in. “Yes. With you being back, there’s no way I can keep my feelings hidden. Maybe he’ll see he needs to move on too. Now, I need to go. Sean’s probably almost to my house.”
    He looked down at me, his gaze serious. “Do you need me to be there when you tell him?”
    “No,” I gasped. “He’ll be pissed at first. If you’re there, it’ll only make him angrier. I have to make sure he understands why you left me. Besides, you need to get to the track. I know you’re a big time FBI agent now, but you still have a role to play.”
    He kissed me again and sucked my bottom lip between his teeth, stirring old feelings, leaving my body buzzing. “Yes, I do. Maybe after work, we can go out?”
    “Like a date?” I asked with a sly smile.
    He nodded. “There’s somewhere I want to take you.”
    “Sounds great. Find me at the shop when you get done at the track.” I started for the door, feeling as if I was on air, but then reality struck and everything came crashing down. I jerked around and Logan’s brows furrowed.
    “What’s wrong?” he asked.
    “I know you’re here on a mission, but what happens when it’s over? Where will that leave us?”
    He closed the distance and held my face in his hands. “I’m not exactly sure, but I can say that I’ll never leave you