naked.”
“Hell,” Mace groaned. “I am still here.”
“Do you have an opinion you’d like to share?” Bri asked him, her lips brushing Jake’s chest as she spoke.
“No,” he grumbled. “I just think we need to talk strategy.”
“We plant a chip on her,” Jake said matter-of-factly.
“I don’t think that’s necessary.” Bri stepped out of his arms. “I’ll have bodyguards, that’s enough.”
“I’m with Jake, Bri.” Mace ran a hand down the side of his face. “It’s extra protection in case someone isn’t paying attention.”
“I don’t think—”
Jake took her hand and braided their fingers. “We’ll discuss this later.” He moved his gaze to Mace. “Call Majors and tell him to meet us at the club at nine o’clock tomorrow morning at the station. Bri and I have some things to discuss. Alone.”
“Fine.” Mace released a heavy sigh, one Bri took as relief, and then headed for the door. “I’m taking the cruiser and going in to finish my paperwork. You’re on your own.”
Bri released a grin. “He’s in good hands, Mace.”
As soon as the door closed, Jake’s gaze narrowed and her grin slipped. Uh-oh . Her nerves jumped as he spoke. “We need to talk.”
“I’m all talked out.” She untangled her hand from his while her body cursed the separation. “Let’s do something else.”
“Explain.”
“Ask, and I might.”
The clock on the wall ticked five times before she rolled her eyes at his hesitance. “Hold that thought while I grab my purse.”
She left him contemplating his next move and headed back into her office, suddenly not sure going anywhere with Jake was a smart move. The man was absolutely livid about her intention to dance. A tiny sexual shudder crossed her spine as she found the bag and draped it over one shoulder. Although it was extremely entertaining, teasing Jake was a risky move; there would be absolutely no going back once she crossed the line. And she intended to cross that line – cross it several times and then dot it for good measure.
She re-entered the waiting room, suspicious by his casual demeanor and the grin on his face as he braced one hip against the back of the sofa. “What did you decide?”
“I didn’t.”
She shrugged at his nonchalance. “Okay then, let’s go.”
He heaved a heavy sigh and pushed off the sofa. “You drive me crazy.”
“Lucky for you, I know how to treat that condition.” She tugged him by one arm across the room, pushed four buttons on the alarm pad, and then opened the door.
“Where are we going?”
“Anywhere but here.”
“Anywhere?”
She nodded as she led him to her car. Little did he know she’d follow him to the ends of the earth. “I’m easy.”
He released a half-laugh while he opened the passenger door. “Sweetheart, you’re anything but easy.” He gestured with one hand. “In.”
“Uh, no. I’ll drive.”
“You don’t know where we’re going.”
“I will when you tell me.”
She swore she heard the devil cackle when he grinned. “My house.”
Five very sexually-charged minutes later, she stood in the middle of Jake’s bedroom, ready to peel every article of clothing from her body in record time. “You always bring your women to your lair?”
“You know damn well I haven’t had a woman here.”
“No, I don’t.”
“Well, I haven’t.”
“Ever?”
“Ever.”
“Interesting. Why?”
He gave her a tilted smile. “You really want to analyze my motives right now?”
“Maybe later.”
He shimmied his holster off his shoulders and laid it on the nightstand next to the bed. “Much later.” He unclipped his badge holder from his belt and tossed it next to his weapon. “It’s my turn to analyze.”
“Yeah? Please continue.”
She waited for him to throw her against the wall, tear her clothes from her body, and then pound her seven ways to Sunday. Instead, he pulled her flush against him and pushed back the hair from one side of her
“Hell,” Mace groaned. “I am still here.”
“Do you have an opinion you’d like to share?” Bri asked him, her lips brushing Jake’s chest as she spoke.
“No,” he grumbled. “I just think we need to talk strategy.”
“We plant a chip on her,” Jake said matter-of-factly.
“I don’t think that’s necessary.” Bri stepped out of his arms. “I’ll have bodyguards, that’s enough.”
“I’m with Jake, Bri.” Mace ran a hand down the side of his face. “It’s extra protection in case someone isn’t paying attention.”
“I don’t think—”
Jake took her hand and braided their fingers. “We’ll discuss this later.” He moved his gaze to Mace. “Call Majors and tell him to meet us at the club at nine o’clock tomorrow morning at the station. Bri and I have some things to discuss. Alone.”
“Fine.” Mace released a heavy sigh, one Bri took as relief, and then headed for the door. “I’m taking the cruiser and going in to finish my paperwork. You’re on your own.”
Bri released a grin. “He’s in good hands, Mace.”
As soon as the door closed, Jake’s gaze narrowed and her grin slipped. Uh-oh . Her nerves jumped as he spoke. “We need to talk.”
“I’m all talked out.” She untangled her hand from his while her body cursed the separation. “Let’s do something else.”
“Explain.”
“Ask, and I might.”
The clock on the wall ticked five times before she rolled her eyes at his hesitance. “Hold that thought while I grab my purse.”
She left him contemplating his next move and headed back into her office, suddenly not sure going anywhere with Jake was a smart move. The man was absolutely livid about her intention to dance. A tiny sexual shudder crossed her spine as she found the bag and draped it over one shoulder. Although it was extremely entertaining, teasing Jake was a risky move; there would be absolutely no going back once she crossed the line. And she intended to cross that line – cross it several times and then dot it for good measure.
She re-entered the waiting room, suspicious by his casual demeanor and the grin on his face as he braced one hip against the back of the sofa. “What did you decide?”
“I didn’t.”
She shrugged at his nonchalance. “Okay then, let’s go.”
He heaved a heavy sigh and pushed off the sofa. “You drive me crazy.”
“Lucky for you, I know how to treat that condition.” She tugged him by one arm across the room, pushed four buttons on the alarm pad, and then opened the door.
“Where are we going?”
“Anywhere but here.”
“Anywhere?”
She nodded as she led him to her car. Little did he know she’d follow him to the ends of the earth. “I’m easy.”
He released a half-laugh while he opened the passenger door. “Sweetheart, you’re anything but easy.” He gestured with one hand. “In.”
“Uh, no. I’ll drive.”
“You don’t know where we’re going.”
“I will when you tell me.”
She swore she heard the devil cackle when he grinned. “My house.”
Five very sexually-charged minutes later, she stood in the middle of Jake’s bedroom, ready to peel every article of clothing from her body in record time. “You always bring your women to your lair?”
“You know damn well I haven’t had a woman here.”
“No, I don’t.”
“Well, I haven’t.”
“Ever?”
“Ever.”
“Interesting. Why?”
He gave her a tilted smile. “You really want to analyze my motives right now?”
“Maybe later.”
He shimmied his holster off his shoulders and laid it on the nightstand next to the bed. “Much later.” He unclipped his badge holder from his belt and tossed it next to his weapon. “It’s my turn to analyze.”
“Yeah? Please continue.”
She waited for him to throw her against the wall, tear her clothes from her body, and then pound her seven ways to Sunday. Instead, he pulled her flush against him and pushed back the hair from one side of her
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