Dark Water (New York State Trooper Series Book 2) by Talty Jen

Author:Talty, Jen [Talty, Jen]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: romantic suspense
Publisher: Jupiter Press
Published: 2016-12-17T16:00:00+00:00

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Lacy watched as Ms. Lazzery drove off down the dirt road, Andy tucked away in her back seat. A sense of dread filled Lacy’s mind, body, and soul. This could very well be the beginning of the end for Andy. She wanted the visit to go bad, but then she worried it would make her look bad. But if the visit went well, that could also make her look bad. “This is so unfair.”

“Nothing is going to be decided right now,” Frank said, looping his arms around her middle and resting his chin on her head. “I think how he behaves when he comes back will have more of an impact on the judge than this short visit with his father.”

“That’s what I’m afraid of.” The smell of smoldering wood from the neighbor’s bonfire burned the inside of her nose. She leaned her head back against his firm chest and closed her eyes. “Between the mixed messages he’s gotten from Taylor over the years and what’s going on with us, he’s going to be one confused kid. What if he acts out and I can’t control him?”

“You don’t really control him now.”

“You’re not helping.” She sighed and pulled away. Feeling comfortable in his arms was going to drive her insane. When she lived in Vegas, she’d spent the first six months with a man she’d thought she loved. She’d thought he loved her back, but he turned out to be a liar and a loser. She’d learned not to trust. “This isn’t going to work.”

“Yes, it is,” he said. “Together we can give him a stable environment.”

“Based on a lie?” She shook her head hard. “We don’t love each other. We don’t even know each other. No way can we pull off a fake marriage.”

“Let’s go inside. We don’t want people to hear this conversation, much less see us arguing.”

She let him put his arm around her, guiding her toward the door. She glanced up at the sun. A big, white puffy cloud glided across it, barely shielding the bright rays. “I’m scared.”

“So am I.”

Stopping at the door, she tilted her head and caught his gaze. “You? What do you have to be afraid of, besides losing your sex life?”

Frank arched a brow. “That’s not going to happen.” He gave her a gentle shove.

“You have to promise me you won’t do anything to compromise my situation. That means no women, no sex.” After entering the trailer, she went straight for the refrigerator and pulled out a couple of sodas. “Not even phone sex or internet sex.” She’d thought about a beer, but she didn’t want to risk having that on her breath when Ms. Lazzery came back with Andy. More importantly, she didn’t want to relax around Frank. She needed to be sharp so that if she did say yes, she could set the ground rules. Like no women. That was a deal breaker.

“I don’t plan on being with anyone other than my wife.” He took the soda she offered and smiled at her as if she was naked.

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