Page 41 of Loving a Billionaire

Talia’s heart danced with excitement. “Me, too.”

“Can you tell me why the police think I’m a suspect?”

She nodded. “Kalama had a list of names of men written down in the pocket of her bathrobe. She was killed as soon as she left the bathroom that morning.”

He arched an eyebrow. “My name was on that list?”

“Yes.”

“But... why?”

“I don’t know. I was hoping you could answer that for me. We had figured she was some wealthy man’s mistress because she had many expensive items in her house, not to mention a large bank account. All the men on the list were wealthy or powerful.”

“I wish I could tell you, unless it’s because I gave her money. I don’t know. Maybe the other names on the list were men she had contacted for money after I had turned her down.”

“That does make sense. I’ll have to drop that suggestion to the other detectives.” She paused, looking deep into his eyes. The low lighting in the room made his eyes darker than they were normally, and all she wanted to do was stare into his dreamy green eyes. It made her happy that he hadn’t kicked her out of his suite, yet.

His gaze moved over her face, and then to her hair. He reached out and caressed the length of the ponytail.

“So, this is really how you look every day at work?” he asked.

“Yes, pretty much.”

“How often do you dress up like you had when we first met?”

“Not often.” She shook her head. “I’ve always been more of a tomboy because I grew up with three brothers.”

His focus moved down the length of her body this time. “You do look very good in those jeans.”

She laughed. “So do you.”

“I usually dress up a little more when I go to work.”

“Of course, you do. It’s not like you have a black leather jacket in your closet. You are the CEO of your own company. I’m just a lowly police detective.”

“A police detective,” he said, stroking her hair again, “who doesn’t take any crap from purse snatchers.”

“Exactly.”

He was quiet for a few more seconds as he looked her over, and then he tilted his head and met her gaze.

“I suppose I could get used to seeing you wearing this every day.”

“You could?” Her hopes grew as she scooted closer to him. “You seem like the kind of man who loves to be seen with the flashy women. I’m not like that. This is as flashy as I like to get.”

“Talia,” his voice deepened as he brushed his lips across her cheek, “are you trying to convince me we shouldn’t go out?”

His warm breath on her neck sent shivers over her body, but instead of feeling cold, she was getting hotter by the second. “I... I just want you to know what you’re getting into if you decide to date me.”

“I’ll admit, it’ll be different. I’ve never gone out with a cop before.” His lips moved to her ear.

She closed her eyes as her heartbeat turned ragged. “I’ve never dated a CEO before.”

“I’ll give it a try,” he kissed her earlobe, “if you can give it a try.”

“Hmm, I might be able to do it. I think you’ll need to be a little more convincing, though.”

His body shook with what she supposed was a silent laugh, and the breath against her neck became hotter. His strong arms circled her body and pulled her up against his muscular frame. Oh... This was so nice!