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.”“And they found you innocent.”He swallowed.“No.They found us guilty.”“Us?”“Austin and my other partner, Tyler.We were accused of stealing drugs from a shipment.Then there was—”“Glencoe police?” she asked.He nodded.“You heard—”“That was you?” She put her hand on his chest.There was no doubt in that touch.No judgment, no question of his innocence.That’s what he’d expected from Serena.What he’d gotten was questions.How did your fingerprints get there? How did the money get wired into Tyler’s account?“That was… terrible.They accused ya’ll of brutally killing that couple.Ya’ll went to jail until… someone proved you didn’t do it.”“And that’s the important part.We didn’t do it.”“That’s why you’re helping me, isn’t it?” She stood so close that her breasts nearly brushed his chest.“Part of the reason.”“And the other reason?”“It’s probably to do with sex,” he teased her and then leaned down to kiss her.She put two fingers over his mouth.“Is this going to happen to me? Am I going to end up going to prison?”“No.” He knew he couldn’t make promises, but he did it anyway.“I won’t let that happen.”She dropped her head onto his chest and Dallas wrapped his arms around her.He leaned against the counter and she leaned into him.After a few minutes of just holding her, trying not to think about how it would feel to hold her like this without their clothes on, he brushed his hand over her back.She lifted her head and rested her chin on his chest and looked up at him.“You should probably go,” she said.“Why?” He ran a finger over her cheek and then slowly moved it over her lips.“Because this might end up being about sex.”“And would that really be a bad thing?” It was the question he’d been asking himself, too.She gazed up at him, and he saw desire in her blue eyes.“No.Yes.” She bit down on her lip.“I don’t know.”He grinned.“I get the feeling you’re indecisive.”“You got that, huh?” She smiled.Damn if that wasn’t the sweetest smile.Sassy and sexy.“Yeah, I got that.And I can’t help wondering how easy it would be for me to help you make a decision.” He leaned in, wanting to taste her.Wanting her naked.Wanting it even when wanting someone this much scared him.Because he knew where this kind of wanting could lead—to caring.Then the truth hit.He already cared about her.And not just in a client way.“Too easy.” She put a finger over his lips.“I just… I don’t want to jump into something without thinking, Dallas.”And that was exactly what he wanted to do.Jump and not think, the consequences be damned.He took in a pound of oxygen.Everything he was feeling, things he didn’t want to feel zipping around in his chest like trapped bats.Maybe she wasn’t the only one who needed to think this through.“Okay.” He pushed a palm over his face.But he couldn’t leave her.“Why don’t you grab a bag for the night?”She stared up at him.“Why would I do that?”“Because you’re staying with me for a couple of days to make sure you’re safe.”She tucked a couple of loose curls behind her ear.“No, I’m fine.The door’s fixed.”“You’re not fine, Nikki.Someone broke in once, he can do it again.”“I have my Mace,” she said.“And they have a knife.” When she didn’t look convinced he decided to put it to her bluntly.“I think whoever got to Ellen thought it was you.By now the press is all over this.The attacker knows he got the wrong person.He could come back.”“But why? I’m not a bad person.I swear it.” She paused.“What did I do that someone wants to kill me for?”“I don’t know, but I’d like to find out before he comes back to finish the job.”She looked down at her clutched hands.Dallas brushed her hair behind her ear.She glanced up.“I’ll get a hotel room.”“Just come home with me.I promise I won’t touch you.” Realizing he was doing just what he said he wouldn’t, he pulled his hand away from her face.“Okay, I won’t touch you again.A hotel is going to run you at least a hundred bucks.You told me you were busted.”She appeared unconvinced, so he went for his trump card.“You could pay for Nana’s cable with what it’ll cost you to stay in a hotel.”She stared at him through her lashes and he saw her emotionally flinch.“Can you keep that promise?”“I can.” He smiled.“Unless you change your mind.Then we’ll regroup.”She bit down on her lip as if considering.“For one night.”“Maybe two.Until we know it’s safe.”She tilted her head to the side.Her soft hair swept across one shoulder.“I sleep on the sofa.”“No.I sleep on the sofa.”She snapped her chin up.“Then I’m not going.”He frowned.“You really are stubborn.”“I thought you liked stubborn blondes.”“I do, but I like them sleeping in my bed, not on my sofa.How about we flip for it?”“Nope.And you sleep with Bud.”She wasn’t going to give.He saw it in her eyes.“Deal.”She took off to get her bags and he went back into the living room.His gaze landed on the photograph of her and Nana.He picked it up and felt his gut tighten when he saw the pain in young Nikki’s eyes [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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.”“And they found you innocent.”He swallowed.“No.They found us guilty.”“Us?”“Austin and my other partner, Tyler.We were accused of stealing drugs from a shipment.Then there was—”“Glencoe police?” she asked.He nodded.“You heard—”“That was you?” She put her hand on his chest.There was no doubt in that touch.No judgment, no question of his innocence.That’s what he’d expected from Serena.What he’d gotten was questions.How did your fingerprints get there? How did the money get wired into Tyler’s account?“That was… terrible.They accused ya’ll of brutally killing that couple.Ya’ll went to jail until… someone proved you didn’t do it.”“And that’s the important part.We didn’t do it.”“That’s why you’re helping me, isn’t it?” She stood so close that her breasts nearly brushed his chest.“Part of the reason.”“And the other reason?”“It’s probably to do with sex,” he teased her and then leaned down to kiss her.She put two fingers over his mouth.“Is this going to happen to me? Am I going to end up going to prison?”“No.” He knew he couldn’t make promises, but he did it anyway.“I won’t let that happen.”She dropped her head onto his chest and Dallas wrapped his arms around her.He leaned against the counter and she leaned into him.After a few minutes of just holding her, trying not to think about how it would feel to hold her like this without their clothes on, he brushed his hand over her back.She lifted her head and rested her chin on his chest and looked up at him.“You should probably go,” she said.“Why?” He ran a finger over her cheek and then slowly moved it over her lips.“Because this might end up being about sex.”“And would that really be a bad thing?” It was the question he’d been asking himself, too.She gazed up at him, and he saw desire in her blue eyes.“No.Yes.” She bit down on her lip.“I don’t know.”He grinned.“I get the feeling you’re indecisive.”“You got that, huh?” She smiled.Damn if that wasn’t the sweetest smile.Sassy and sexy.“Yeah, I got that.And I can’t help wondering how easy it would be for me to help you make a decision.” He leaned in, wanting to taste her.Wanting her naked.Wanting it even when wanting someone this much scared him.Because he knew where this kind of wanting could lead—to caring.Then the truth hit.He already cared about her.And not just in a client way.“Too easy.” She put a finger over his lips.“I just… I don’t want to jump into something without thinking, Dallas.”And that was exactly what he wanted to do.Jump and not think, the consequences be damned.He took in a pound of oxygen.Everything he was feeling, things he didn’t want to feel zipping around in his chest like trapped bats.Maybe she wasn’t the only one who needed to think this through.“Okay.” He pushed a palm over his face.But he couldn’t leave her.“Why don’t you grab a bag for the night?”She stared up at him.“Why would I do that?”“Because you’re staying with me for a couple of days to make sure you’re safe.”She tucked a couple of loose curls behind her ear.“No, I’m fine.The door’s fixed.”“You’re not fine, Nikki.Someone broke in once, he can do it again.”“I have my Mace,” she said.“And they have a knife.” When she didn’t look convinced he decided to put it to her bluntly.“I think whoever got to Ellen thought it was you.By now the press is all over this.The attacker knows he got the wrong person.He could come back.”“But why? I’m not a bad person.I swear it.” She paused.“What did I do that someone wants to kill me for?”“I don’t know, but I’d like to find out before he comes back to finish the job.”She looked down at her clutched hands.Dallas brushed her hair behind her ear.She glanced up.“I’ll get a hotel room.”“Just come home with me.I promise I won’t touch you.” Realizing he was doing just what he said he wouldn’t, he pulled his hand away from her face.“Okay, I won’t touch you again.A hotel is going to run you at least a hundred bucks.You told me you were busted.”She appeared unconvinced, so he went for his trump card.“You could pay for Nana’s cable with what it’ll cost you to stay in a hotel.”She stared at him through her lashes and he saw her emotionally flinch.“Can you keep that promise?”“I can.” He smiled.“Unless you change your mind.Then we’ll regroup.”She bit down on her lip as if considering.“For one night.”“Maybe two.Until we know it’s safe.”She tilted her head to the side.Her soft hair swept across one shoulder.“I sleep on the sofa.”“No.I sleep on the sofa.”She snapped her chin up.“Then I’m not going.”He frowned.“You really are stubborn.”“I thought you liked stubborn blondes.”“I do, but I like them sleeping in my bed, not on my sofa.How about we flip for it?”“Nope.And you sleep with Bud.”She wasn’t going to give.He saw it in her eyes.“Deal.”She took off to get her bags and he went back into the living room.His gaze landed on the photograph of her and Nana.He picked it up and felt his gut tighten when he saw the pain in young Nikki’s eyes [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]