A Dangerous Attraction by Emily Mims
Author:Emily Mims
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: female fbi agent, new historical romantic suspense, a dangerous attraction, a job fraught with peril, he cannot abide a female partner, male dominated workplace, overcoming cultural sterotypes, risk and reward, she is going to teach him that a womans place is where she wants to be, she wants it all
Publisher: Boroughs Publishing Group
CHAPTER NINE
Cecelia flinched at the sound of her small alarm clock ringing into the early morning stillness, raised her head and blinked, her body unwilling to leave the warmth of Rogerâs arms. They had clung to each other throughout the night.
She reached out and banged off the alarm clock. She started to crawl out of bed, but strong fingers encircled her waist.
âDonât get up,â Roger murmured, and he pulled her back down for a warm, sleepy kiss. âThe alarm was for me. Iâm driving a car across the border today.â He released her and crawled out of bed, the morning sunlight dappling his naked form. âI wanted to be ready.â
âYes, I know,â Cecelia said as she threw back the covers and got up, her bare body tingling with the aftermath of their lovemaking. âI have to pick up my car at eight thirty.â
Roger had risen, and now he froze in the middle of taking underwear out of a drawer. âYou what?â he demanded.
âI have to pick up my car at eight thirty,â Cecelia replied. She opened a drawer and withdrew her panties and bra. âCan I use the bathroom first?â
âWhat do you mean? Are you driving a car across?â Roger asked.
âYes, Iâm driving a car across,â she snapped, all her tender feelings fading. âThatâs what I was doing in the office with Villanueva last night. Iâm going to drive a car across and gather additional evidence. You want to put these guys away, donât you?â
Her naked body quivered with indignation as she marched to the bathroom and shut the door behind her. She turned on the shower and stepped under it, letting the hot water ease the slight soreness in her arms and legs, but Roger jerked the door open a moment later and stood leaning against the doorjamb.
âDamn it, Cecie, something could happen over there.â
Cecelia scoffed, stepped out from under the spray and picked up a towel. âItâs all yours,â she said, jerking her thumb toward the shower.
Roger got a washcloth out of the cabinet and adjusted the water. âI donât suppose Villanueva told you that Danny got roughed up last month over there. Brad at least had the decency to tell me to be careful.â
âItâ¦it was probably a one-time thing,â Cecelia said. Sheâd been trying to convince herself of that, but a little knot of fear tightened her stomach as she dried her hair with a towel.
âMaybe, maybe not,â Roger said. âIt could have been nothing, or it could have been somebody trying to give Brad and Villanueva a message. Anyway, this isnât going to be a walk in the park, Cecelia.â
âI know that!â She shrugged and pulled on a pair of tight jeans. âIâll be armed.â
âFat lot of good thatâs going to do you,â Roger said.
âWhat, you think I wonât use it?â she asked, staring directly into his eyes.
He didnât answer, just said, âYour jurisdiction as an agent ends the minute you drive across that river. Youâre nothing over there but a foreigner.â
âDamn you, Roger, donât you think I know that?â Cecelia demanded.
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