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“Do you remember when I told you that he told me Jean Claude had people killed for crossing him? Money and power aren’t going to help you or us if we’re dead.”
“I’m my father’s son. No one is going to kill me or you.”
“That’s it. We’re broken up. The end. You and I are no more.” She tries to pull away again.
I mold her close. “We’re not over.”
“You don’t get to make that decision. I’m part of the us. I’m part of the we.”
I drop Dexter’s leash and step on it and then cup her head. “I’m going to have to kiss you now.”
“Fine. Kiss me goodbye.”
“Does this taste like goodbye?” I demand, my lips closing down on hers, my tongue stroking deeply into her mouth, my desire for this woman, my need for her, burning through me, and lacing that kiss. “Does it?” I demand when my lips part hers.
“I will not let you get yourself killed,” she says, “so yes, it’s goodbye.”
I kiss her again and this time I mold her close, my hand on her back, fingers splaying between her shoulder blades, my mouth devouring her until once again I demand, “Is that goodbye?”
She breathes out and whispers. “Next time ask me before you do anything like that.”
“Next time I’ll ask.”
“And you only get to own me—”
“If an orgasm is involved,” I supply. “I can live with that.” I stroke her cheek. “I don’t want to own you, Abbie. I want so much more.” I stroke her cheek. “Let’s go get that burger.”
“Yes. Let’s.”
We turn toward the steps and Dexter whines and lifts his paw. We both laugh and give him attention before we head out to our ride where it waits. Once Dexter is back in the front seat with our driver and we’re in the back, I pull Abbie close. Her fear of her ex worries me. Her fear of murder downright sends a chill down my spine, and with good reason. With what I know that Abbie doesn’t is that my father and Jean Claude, her ex’s partner at least in some portions of business, have something in common. And that something ismurder.
Chapter thirty-two
Abbie
We’re about to leave Gabe’s house when I laugh and turn to Gabe. “Wait. We were supposed to leave Dexter behind.”
He laughs. “So we were.” He scrubs his jaw. “I do believe we have a lot on our minds. I’ll take him back inside.”
Dexter is not pleased with this news, and whines when Gabe tries to get him out of the vehicle, but he gives in and heads inside like a good boy.
Gabe follows him inside the house, and I stare down at the message from my asshole of an ex. He was threatening Gabe and Gabe didn’t blink, in fact, he baited him. He asked for trouble. I know Gabe knows Kenneth is a bad man. I know he knows Jean Claude is a bad man. So why push the limits? Because he knows Jean Claude and certainly he knows his father. No matter what odds he might be at with his father, he’s still his son. They are still parent and child. Gabe isn’t operating blindly or without resources. That’s why I came to his firm. I knew that. I know that now.
I glance back down at the message with no new text to follow. I’d have expected to get one after that call. Another threat forsure. But it didn’t come. Is my ex afraid of Gabe? Could this go away that easily? No. No, it feelstooeasy. It feels like a problem waiting to erupt, but right now, I need to just help my mother get through this night. The animals need to be settled, but in the back of my mind, a new fear erupts. Gabe opens the car door and eyes me. “I’ll drive.” He casts a look at the driver. “We’re done for the night.”
“Oh. You have a car here?”
“I do,” he says, holding up a BMW key and then offering me his hand.
A few minutes later, we’re settled into a fancy black sporty BMW with Gabe looking quite sexy behind the wheel. “How is Dexter?”
“Happy with his chew bone. I need to stock up on those things.” He starts the engine. “Mike’s Burgers, here we come.”
I rotate to face him. “Gabe—”
His hand is immediately at the back of my neck, his lips on my lips, his tongue licking against mine before he says, “Whatever you’re about to say, we’ll handle it.” He strokes my cheek. “I promise. Let’s just get your mom through tonight.”
“What if relocating the animals somehow sets up a takeover of the property? What if I missed something in the contract?”
