Forever Alexa (Book Four In The Bodyguards Of L.A. County Series) by Beauman Cate

Author:Beauman, Cate [Beauman, Cate]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2013-05-09T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 15

Jackson nudged opened the door to his father’s office with his shoulder, carrying two steaming mugs of his mother’s spectacular coffee in his hands. “I thought I would find you in here.”

Tucker glanced up from his laptop.

Jackson handed over one of the mugs. “Sorry I bailed on you last night. Alex was pretty upset, then Liv needed me.”

“I ended up heading to bed. Ethan didn’t have anything new when I checked in.” Tucker leaned back in the comfy leather chair, holding the cup close to his nose, breathing deep. “Damn, this smells like heaven.” He swallowed and groaned. “I want to marry your mother.”

Grinning, Jackson sat on the edge of the desk, sipping the hot, strong brew, and sighed. “Nobody makes coffee like mom.” He drank again, eager for the kick of caffeine. Despite sheer exhaustion, he’d only slept in snatches while he lay with Alex and Olivia. He hadn’t been able to shut down his mind. There was too much to think about between Abby’s case and the abrupt change in direction his relationship with Alex had taken.

So much for slow and steady. In a matter of an hour, he and Alex had gone from cautious friends to full-on lovers again. He kept waiting to regret their lack of precautions and his confessions of love, but he didn’t. How could he? The woman he thought he would have to live without had been wrapped around him, warm, naked, and completely with him—touch for touch and kiss for kiss. He hadn’t been able to get enough.

Hints of Alex’s vanilla scent still clung to his skin, even after a shower. He and Alex had taken a huge step in the right direction, but he wanted more; he wanted everything, and they had a long way to go. When the heat of passion cooled, her guard had gone back up. Alex was still leery; she was waiting for him to hurt her again. It would take time for her to realize he wouldn’t be walking away. He had a lot to make up for, even more to prove, but first they had to find Abby. With another deep sip of his coffee, Jackson pushed Alex to the back of his mind and focused on her sister. “Did Ethan come up with anything we can use?”

“You could say that. We just hung up about twenty minutes ago. Apparently he didn’t find much in Canon’s files, which was what he was searching when I called him early this morning. So he took a detour through a few of the ICE agent’s files instead.”

Jackson choked on his next swallow. “Ethan hacked into Immigration and Customs Enforcement? Fuck, man, that’s Homeland Security.”

Tucker shrugged. “If anyone can cover his tracks, it’s Ethan.”

Jackson shook his head. “Ballsy bastard. So, what’d he find?”

“He thought it interesting that ICE and Canon’s taskforce are monitoring a couple of the dating websites in the Baltimore area. Baltimore Dates seems to get a little more scrutiny than others. A few red flags

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