Casey Daniels - Pepper Martin 02 by The Chick & the Dead

Author:The Chick & the Dead [Chick, The & Dead, the]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Published: 2012-02-10T23:43:53+00:00

“Merilee is my boss,” I said.

“What about the cemetery?”

“I’ll be working at the cemetery again. As soon as Merilee leaves town.”

“And how did you get the job here?”

“What, you don’t think I’m qualified?” I had to give myself credit. Even I knew I wasn’t qualified, but still, I made it sound like I was offended.

“Oh, I’ll bet you’re plenty qualified.” Quinn reached for his coffee and took another sip. “But you’re talking about being qualified to work here at the museum, and I’m talking about…” His grin was hot enough to smoke the angels out of heaven. “Well, never mind.”

The smile I shot back at him was tight around the edges. Maybe because I was tired. Or maybe there was just so much grit on my face, I couldn’t manage anything more sincere. “Only if we’re talking about me working as Merilee’s secretary for the summer,” I told him.

Though he tried to corral it, Quinn couldn’t control the fleeting expression that crossed his face. It looked like worry to me. But then, I’d had a rough night. And finding him there in the kitchen had been something of a shock. Maybe I was just imagining it.

“So…” His expression blank again, he took another sip of coffee. “You haven’t told me what you know about Merilee.”

“You haven’t told me what you’re doing here.”

“And what about that Bob guy? Not exactly the kind of person I ever pictured you working with side-by-side.”

“My sides and Bob’s sides have never been side-by-side,” I told him. “And never will be.” I shivered.

“He gives me the willies.”

“That’s the first thing we’ve agreed on since—”

Since the night we almost ended up in bed together.

I knew that’s what Quinn was thinking.

Quinn knew that I knew that’s what he was thinking.

Which is why I decided it was time to change the subject.

“Merilee is a royal pain in the ass,” I said. “Why do you care?”

He shrugged. “Maybe I don’t. Maybe I’m just thinking that it may not be just dumb luck that you’re here.”

“Nobody said it was dumb.”

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