Deadly Stakes by Ivy Dawson

Author:Ivy Dawson [Dawson, Ivy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-08-13T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

“There you are,” Jax said in relief, pulling Shae aside. “I’ve been asking around, but no one knew where you were.”

“I’ve been working with Mark all day,” Shae said, rolling her eyes in annoyance. “He’s been a nightmare.”

“I can imagine,” Jax agreed, grimacing sympathetically. “I’m sorry you’re going through that. But I’ve got some good news for you.”

“Oh, good,” Shae said happily, “I could use some good news right about now. What’s up?”

“I want to ask you on a date,” Jax said proudly.

“You seem very sure that this would be good news for me,” Shae said mischievously.

“Well,” Jax said, chuckling nervously. “I had an idea. How do you feel about star gazing?”

“You’re pulling out all the stops,” Shae said, looking impressed. “I guess that’s good news for me. I think it sounds fun, when do you want to take me on this super romantic date?”

“I don’t know if it’s super romantic,” Jax admitted sheepishly. “I just thought you’d be tired of everything else onboard.”

“You’ve put a lot of thought into this,” Shae realized, her heart lurched painfully, and she frowned in confusion at her reaction. What was wrong with her? Jax noticed her frown, and he looked down nervously.

“Is that weird?”

“No,” she assured him hurriedly, “I think it’s very sweet. I’ll just have to see if I’m free.” She winced at the way the words came out. She wasn’t doing very well. That’s when she noticed Mark.

He could obviously hear everything from where he was leaning against the wall. He smiled in amusement and winked at her. She blushed furiously and Jax looked over his shoulder to see what was happening. His brow furrowed further, and he looked back at Shae, searching her expression for something.

“Am I missing something?” he asked, the tips of his ears turning red in embarrassment.

“No, no,” Shae shook her head emphatically. “I’m sorry, I’m being weird, I know. I’d love to go stargazing. What about tonight?”

“Aren’t you going to be busy with the case?” he asked, still keeping an eye on Mark. Their privacy was gone, and the moment ruined. She wanted to smack Mark and had to take a few breaths to calm herself down. She could salvage this.

“It doesn’t matter,” she told him. “I can take a break. If I don’t, then who knows what I’ll do to Mark.” This caused both men’s eyebrows to skyrocket, and her heart stopped when she realized how that could have sounded. Mark doubled over laughing, and Jax looked very confused.

“You know what I mean,” she said hurriedly, turning bright red. The moment was over, and it couldn’t be salvaged. She felt like smacking her forehead in annoyance.

“I’ll meet you at your cabin at nine,” Jax decided, giving Mark a dirty look. He was gone before she could say anything, and she watched him leave with a mortified expression.

“Shut up,” she growled at Mark, stalking past him.

“That was so bad,” Mark chortled, walking strangely as he tried to stop laughing. If it weren’t at her expense, she would’ve laughed too.

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