01 Untouchable - Untouchable by Lindsay Delagair

Author:Lindsay Delagair [Delagair, Lindsay]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: murder, love, false identity, romance, hitman, heiress, mafia, hiding
Publisher: Lindsay Delagair
Published: 2012-04-23T00:38:35+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

I dozed off about an hour before dawn, but as soon as the sun began to color the eastern sky, I had to get up. I brushed my hair and quickly made one braid down the back. I slipped on my bathing suit and grabbed a robe from the bathroom. I needed a swim to clear my head. Last night had been one of the roughest yet, and I couldn’t shake my thoughts just before I had fallen asleep.

The house was quiet and it appeared that I had made it up before anyone else. I walked into the kitchen, found a small glass, and poured myself some cranberry juice, opened the package of croissants and removed one. I wouldn’t take time to butter or warm it, I’d just slip out onto the back porch and have a bite to eat, then jump into the pool. When I got to the door, I realized there was a problem; I stared at the blinking red light on the alarm panel. Before I could turn around to step back into the kitchen, a muscled arm reached around me and entered the code. I almost dropped my glass.

“Shhh,” He whispered. “Let’s not wake my mom.”

That was when I realized he wasn’t dressed—well, let’s just say much less dressed than I’d ever seen him. All he was wearing was a pair of board shorts.

“How’s the—your side?” I was trying desperately to come up with something.

He twisted slightly to look at the angry red line. “Your glue work is still holding,” he said with a smile tugging at his mouth.

I remembered the night I had sealed the wound for him. The night I looked into the mirror and realized that he was no boy. The heat began to pulse up my neck and onto my face. I was like ice cream in July, melting rapidly. Suddenly my robe felt as if I had just pulled it out of a dryer. He noticed my momentary befuddlement.

“You shouldn’t eat before you swim,” he mused, pulling a piece off the croissant that I was holding and putting it in his mouth.

“Yeah, well you aren’t supposed to scare the crap out of someone who’s getting ready to go swimming either.”

“Sorry. Come on. Let’s go before we have company.” With that he pushed open the door and I stepped outside.

We sat at the patio table sharing the bread and cranberry, which wasn’t helping my problem with temperature.

“Time for a swim,” he grinned, rising quickly and charging across the deck, diving in like a knife. He had done it so well, he barely made a splash. He motioned me to join him. I was about to remove the robe when I realized he wasn’t swimming. He was at the edge of the pool treading water and staring intently at me.

“Look the other way,” I finally hissed. “I can’t take off the robe if you’re watching.”

“What does it matter? You’re going to have to take it off to get in. Leese, I’m going to see you in your bathing suit eventually, take off the robe.

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