After Love by Kathy Clark

Author:Kathy Clark [Clark, Kathy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 2016-01-19T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

The theme from The Walking Dead woke Nick. Completely disoriented, he lifted his head and looked around. Oh, right…he was in Jamie’s kennel apartment, and they had had the world’s best sex. He glanced at the nightstand, but his phone wasn’t there. Blessedly, it stopped ringing, and Nick lowered his head back to the silken pillow of Jamie’s hair. His hand was cupping one of her breasts, and his morning erection was pressed against her leg. He couldn’t think of a single reason he wanted to move from this spot.

Overhead, the ceiling fan hummed. Early-morning light poured in the window around the small air-conditioning unit that struggled to cool the already-hot Texas day. He was just about to doze off when his phone started playing the familiar TV show theme again.

Damn! Whoever was calling must be determined to reach him. He eased his arm out from under Jamie’s head and crawled out of bed far enough so he could reach his jeans, which had been discarded on the floor. He pulled his phone out of one of the pockets and swiped the screen to answer it. “Archer. This had better be good.”

“Where have you been?”

“What? Who is this? Bobbi?”

“Another kid died last night. We’ve got an interview set for ten in the box.”

“Attorneys?”

“Of course.”

“Shit. I’ll be there.” Nick sat on the edge of the bed, his head hanging down.

“Duty calls?” Jamie asked, stirring behind him. She didn’t seem surprised.

“Yeah, I’ve got to go in.”

“Of course you do.”

He twisted around so he could look at her. “You know I’d rather stay.”

“I’ve heard that before.” She pulled the sheet up to cover her nakedness, effectively creating a barrier between them.

“I can come back afterward,” he offered, wanting desperately to recapture the magic of the night.

Jamie shook her head. “No, it’s better if you don’t. Jared and I have our veterans’ class today, and I need to work with the dogs.”

He wouldn’t beg. He wanted to, but that was definitely not part of his personality. “I had a great time last night.”

“So did I.”

Harley stood and stretched.

“You’d better hurry,” Jamie added. “Harley needs to go out, and I’m sure your boss is watching the clock.”

She left him no option. He pulled on his clothes and shoes, then leaned over and kissed her. He was a little surprised that, considering the mood she was in, she kissed him back, tenderly and deeply. When he straightened, he thought he saw a tear on her cheek, but she turned her head away, so he couldn’t be sure.

“Let’s go, Harley,” he said, not bothering to pick up the leash that was still attached to the dog’s collar. “Bye, Jamie. I’ll call you.”

She didn’t answer as he left the room.

—

Harley walked next to Nick’s left leg as they turned the corner to the monitor room at the DEA regional office. Bobbi was waiting at the door, her face reflecting the fatigue and stress of this latest death.

“What’s up?” Nick asked.

“Another student died. We’ve got two kids in the box….

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