he asked, loving the sound of her voice. It showed in her inflection that she took an interest in what she had done.
“It means they didn’t go through a bank. The terms of the sale were agreed upon by both parties and done by a lawyer for a small fee. That means it doesn’t have to be approved by a bank, and there doesn’t have to be any financing. When I pulled up the LLC’s name, it showed me they have ten more properties in the Barren County area. All of them were quit claimed three months ago by the same person.”
“Who was it?”
She went behind the desk and reached over his shoulder. He didn’t move when her chest came into contact with his body as she leaned over and grabbed the mouse. Liam watched as she clicked a few buttons to sort the document and then chose a search option. “Umm, looks like a Richard Joyce owned all of them before the quit claims.”
“Son of a bitch,” he cursed slowly. That cooled his desire off like no amount of cold water could. The club had a history with this man.
“You know him?” she asked.
He laughed harshly. “You could say that. Dick, as we like to call him, is a former member of the club and dad’s ex best friend. He’s not even supposed to be around this area.”
“So it’s bad he owned these buildings?”
“It’s bad that he’s got his grimy paws on whatever the shit this is. Thanks for the information. I gotta talk to William about this.”
Gone was the carefree guy who been openly flirting with her a few minutes before. Here now was a man who looked like he could commit cold-blooded murder. The quick change of mood was the one thing that scared her most and made her question the decisions she had made.
Chapter Fifteen
D enise squirmed, uncomfortable. She had made dinner only to have her children decide they wanted to eat with new friends. After their day at school, she figured they deserved a little bit of time with people who wouldn’t judge. This meant that she and Liam were left alone in his house. Because she’d already cooked, he’d decided to eat with her. It had been a quiet affair so far.
“Have I done somethin’ to piss you off?” he asked, taking a bite of his baked potato.
She looked up sharply. “No, why?”
“Since I talked to you earlier, you seem like you’re either pissed off or scared of me.” He shrugged, rattling his ice in his glass before taking a drink. He watched her closely. It was obvious she wanted to say something, but she held back. “You can say whatever you want to me, I won’t be mad.”
“Are you sure?” she asked, playing with the food on her plate. “Because earlier, you went from a happy-go-lucky guy to looking like you could murder someone with the flip of a switch. It scares me. I have children in this home with you.”
Silence settled over the two of them, so obviously at different points in their lives. Liam thought over how he should answer her. He debated over whether he should tell her the truth or tell her what she wanted to hear. It hurt him to know that she worried about her kids with him. Had he not proven he respected not only her but the kids? Hadn’t he proven that just today?
“Don’t lie to me, please,” she whispered.
“That’s just me.”
That didn’t make her feel better at all. “What do you mean that’s just you?”
“I am that guy. I go from 0-60 in two seconds. I can be your best friend or your worst enemy. That’s who I am.” His stomach dropped as he saw the look on her face. For some reason he wanted to impress this woman, and apparently his answers weren’t cutting it. Never before had it mattered to him what a woman thought of what he did. Now, nothing else mattered but what this woman thought.
“Oh.”
Panic welled up in his stomach. In all his life, he’d never scared a woman, and he was confused as to how he had scared Denise. “Don’t do this, don’t be scared of me.”
She got up from the table and walked to the screened-in porch.
“It means they didn’t go through a bank. The terms of the sale were agreed upon by both parties and done by a lawyer for a small fee. That means it doesn’t have to be approved by a bank, and there doesn’t have to be any financing. When I pulled up the LLC’s name, it showed me they have ten more properties in the Barren County area. All of them were quit claimed three months ago by the same person.”
“Who was it?”
She went behind the desk and reached over his shoulder. He didn’t move when her chest came into contact with his body as she leaned over and grabbed the mouse. Liam watched as she clicked a few buttons to sort the document and then chose a search option. “Umm, looks like a Richard Joyce owned all of them before the quit claims.”
“Son of a bitch,” he cursed slowly. That cooled his desire off like no amount of cold water could. The club had a history with this man.
“You know him?” she asked.
He laughed harshly. “You could say that. Dick, as we like to call him, is a former member of the club and dad’s ex best friend. He’s not even supposed to be around this area.”
“So it’s bad he owned these buildings?”
“It’s bad that he’s got his grimy paws on whatever the shit this is. Thanks for the information. I gotta talk to William about this.”
Gone was the carefree guy who been openly flirting with her a few minutes before. Here now was a man who looked like he could commit cold-blooded murder. The quick change of mood was the one thing that scared her most and made her question the decisions she had made.
Chapter Fifteen
D enise squirmed, uncomfortable. She had made dinner only to have her children decide they wanted to eat with new friends. After their day at school, she figured they deserved a little bit of time with people who wouldn’t judge. This meant that she and Liam were left alone in his house. Because she’d already cooked, he’d decided to eat with her. It had been a quiet affair so far.
“Have I done somethin’ to piss you off?” he asked, taking a bite of his baked potato.
She looked up sharply. “No, why?”
“Since I talked to you earlier, you seem like you’re either pissed off or scared of me.” He shrugged, rattling his ice in his glass before taking a drink. He watched her closely. It was obvious she wanted to say something, but she held back. “You can say whatever you want to me, I won’t be mad.”
“Are you sure?” she asked, playing with the food on her plate. “Because earlier, you went from a happy-go-lucky guy to looking like you could murder someone with the flip of a switch. It scares me. I have children in this home with you.”
Silence settled over the two of them, so obviously at different points in their lives. Liam thought over how he should answer her. He debated over whether he should tell her the truth or tell her what she wanted to hear. It hurt him to know that she worried about her kids with him. Had he not proven he respected not only her but the kids? Hadn’t he proven that just today?
“Don’t lie to me, please,” she whispered.
“That’s just me.”
That didn’t make her feel better at all. “What do you mean that’s just you?”
“I am that guy. I go from 0-60 in two seconds. I can be your best friend or your worst enemy. That’s who I am.” His stomach dropped as he saw the look on her face. For some reason he wanted to impress this woman, and apparently his answers weren’t cutting it. Never before had it mattered to him what a woman thought of what he did. Now, nothing else mattered but what this woman thought.
“Oh.”
Panic welled up in his stomach. In all his life, he’d never scared a woman, and he was confused as to how he had scared Denise. “Don’t do this, don’t be scared of me.”
She got up from the table and walked to the screened-in porch.
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