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“Alyssa and Jennifer,” he answers.
“Get Alyssa over here and tell her to bring her kit.” He nods and walks off.
“Lexi, you know how I told you about my job. That we look for clues to help find the bad person?” She nods. “Well, because you scratched him, you might be able to help us find the bad person.”
Lexi tilts her head with the look of confusion on her face. “I hope he has to go to the doctor and get lots of shots. Because they really hurt.” She rubs her upper thigh and then continues. “And then the police will know it’s him and they’ll take him to jail?”
Aiden chuckles, and I can’t help but smile. “Not exactly,” I say, trying not to laugh. Little kids and their imaginations. “Remember when I told you about DNA?”
“Yep. You said everyone has a different one.”
“Well, when you scratched him, you might have gotten his DNA under your fingernails.” She throws her hands in front of her, inspecting her nails.
“Yucky! I don’t want his DAN on me.” I chuckle as she starts shaking her hands. I grab her hands to stop her.
“Sweet girl, we’ll wash them after we’re done. Don’t you want to help catch the bad man?” Her bottom lip juts out as she nods her head. I hold her hands until Alyssa comes over.
“This is going to be really easy, and I promise it won’t hurt. But you need to be still, okay?”
She holds her hands out to Alyssa. “The DAN is hurting my hands, so can you please hurry?” Alyssa tries really hard to hold in her laugh, but she has to turn around to let it out. Thankfully, it’s silent. When she gathers herself, she turns back around.
“Okay, Lexi, let’s get that DAN off.”
“Listen, both of you. It’s DNA. D. N. A.,” I correct them. Alyssa chuckles. When I stand up, a jacket is wrapped around my shoulders. I look up to see Aiden warmly smiling at me.
“I didn’t think you’d want to be flashing everyone.” He winks.
I put my arms through and I notice the tags are still on it. “Aiden, I’m not going to get arrested for stealing, am I?” I say, holding out the tag.
He comes over and rips the tags off. “Don’t worry, I’ll pay for it,” he says defensively.
I laugh, zipping up the jacket. He’s right, though; I definitely don’t need to be flashing everyone. I watch him walk over to Damon. It’s the first time I’ve truly had a chance to look at him. He’s wearing cargo shorts and a black T-shirt. My heart shudders as I admire him from the backside. His broad back and powerful shoulders flex as he moves. My eyes gaze downward to his perfect ass. I gasp when my body tingles deep down in my core. Sensations that I haven’t had in months and didn’t know I’d ever have again are starting to wake up.
I panic and look away, trying to shove them back into the dark corner they’ve been hiding inside of me. I don’t know if I’m ready for that. I can’t even make myself have an orgasm. I sure as hell am not ready for a man to do it. I laugh when I think about Dr. Price telling me that masturbation is one of my homework assignments.
I push back all thoughts of orgasm and Aiden when I see that Alyssa has finished with Lexi. “Alyssa, can you take Lexi to wash her hands? I need to talk to some people about what is next,” I say quietly and point to Lexi.
She nods in understanding, grabbing Lexi’s hand. “Come on, Lexi, let’s go wash the rest of the DAN off your hands.” I roll my eyes.
“DNA,” I yell at her as she walks away.
A group has gathered around Damon and Aiden. They all stop talking when I approach. “Please, don’t stop talking on my account,” I joke, trying to ease the awkwardness that I’m feeling right about now.
“We were just talking about what we were going to do with Lexi,” Damon says.
I look around the group. “Well, I thought she could stay with me again until we figure out what to do with her.” It’s funny how things have changed in two weeks. Two weeks ago, I was begging for them to not send her home with me; now, I’m suggesting it.
“The fuck she is,” Aiden barks out.
I turn to face him. “Excuse me?” I say snidely.
“Addison, she’s in serious danger,” he seethes.
“I get that, but they’ll be guards.” I puff out my chest and stand taller. He does not get to show up out of the blue and tell me what I can and can’t do.
“She already had detail. Look what happened,” he grits out through his teeth as he gestures in the direction of the two bodies.
“It’s only until we figure out where we need to take her. And I know how to use a gun,” I say defiantly.
