Page 42 of Always Mine
“Feel my hands on your skin…”
Hell, Annie shivered.
“Feel them dig into your neck muscles. Your deltoids. Now feel them go lower…
After five minutes, she said in a hoarse voice, “Um, we gotta stop now. I’m sitting up and…” she cleared her throat.
“I can tell you remember what followed our massages.” His voice was a bit breathy, too.
She bit back a laugh. “Diego, stop.”
“You’re turned on.”
“Aren’t you?”
“Hard as a rock. We can both take care of that. I’ll talk you through it.”
“No. Absolutely not. We need to change the subject.”
“Aw.”
“Now, or I’ll hang up.”
“All right. Will you come see me?”
“Yes, it’s been a decent amount of time.”
“Tell me about your day.”
She shifted restlessly on the bed. Then cleared her head. “An adventure course was just finished at the school. Do you know what they are?”
“I did one two or three times. Aced them!”
“Of course you did.”
* * *
The next day Will walked into Diego’s house with Katie Donovan. God, Diego hoped this isolation was almost over.
“Hey, buddy. Detective. Got any news?”
“First off, how’s the shoulder?” Katie asked.
“Still sore. Jon’s got me lifting a few weights and it kills. So, news?”
“I met Will on the way in. I want him to hear this, too.”
“Appreciate it.”
“We got nothing on Denise Lomax, Diego. We brought in a few gang informants. They think she skipped town because her whole gang died. They heard she had a cousin upstate. And there’s been no threats to you at all for over two weeks.”
“Why did you think she was a threat?” Diego asked.
“Just her very existence is a danger. But she’s taken no action. So, I can’t keep officers here without any evidence.”
He felt joy in his gut. “Then I don’t need to be cooped up in the house?”
“Nope, you’re sprung.”
