Getting Dirty: A Second Chance Menage Romance (Hard n' Dirty Book 1) by Aubrey Cara
Author:Aubrey Cara [Cara, Aubrey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-08-15T16:00:00+00:00
Madeline
“Maddie. Madeline.” Jess’s voice comes as if through a tunnel, but he’s right by my side. “I think the police are here.”
“This was her favorite couch,” I tell him. The overstuffed cushions are slashed open, the fluffy white innards spilling out.
“Who?” Jess asks.
“My mother. This was her favorite couch.” It had a pink, green, and white floral pattern. I always thought it was hideous, but it was extremely comfortable, and it was her favorite.
I cover my mouth and stifle an unexpected sob. My mother’s lake house is destroyed. Her Lladro porcelain figurines that lined every surface of the sunroom are smashed to pieces. The remnants of a painted face stare accusingly up at me from the floor. I couldn’t bring myself to pack away any of my mother’s things. Boxing up my father’s stuff had been easy. The memory of him hadn’t been encapsulated in every fiber of this house for the past fifteen years.
This was her house. Every inch of it.
Now it was all destroyed.
“Shit.” Jess grabs my shoulders to pull me into his arms, and I push him off. He holds his hands up. “Sorry.”
I blow out a breath. “I’m sorry.” I take in big gasps of air and fan my face, blinking back tears. “I can’t—” Be comforted. Allow myself to be vulnerable. Have him hold me… I’ll fall the fuck apart. “I just can’t right now.”
“It’s cool. I understand.”
Does he?
The way he’s giving me space but sticking close in case I change my mind and need him hints maybe he does.
“Hello?” a male voice calls from the entryway.
“Back here,” Jess replies and leaves to meet whoever it is in the hall.
At the moment, I can’t move. Maybe this is shock. Or maybe I’m having another nervous breakdown. The buzzing in my ears is back. That can’t be a good sign.
I wander into the kitchen, which hasn’t been touched in any way I can tell. I laugh in a high-pitched crazy way. The house has been destroyed, but the kitchen with its high end, yet terribly outdated cabinets and countertops are all perfectly fine.
“Ms. Fitzpatrick?”
“In the kitchen.” My voice comes out in a croak, and I clear my throat, giving myself a mental shake.
The heavy tread of footfalls precedes the entrance of Jess along with two officers who look about our age. Both are clean cut. One with sandy blonde hair has a terribly cliché mustache. The other is traditionally good looking, with dark hair and eyes.
They stare at me, frowns forming.
“Ms. Fitzpatrick?”
“Yes. Hello,” I hold my hand out, and he looks at the appendage like it’s a foreign object before delicately taking it.
“Ah, I’m Sheriff Terry Malone. This is my deputy, Jay.” He pauses. “Um, I was told you weren’t here when the break-in happened.”
“That’s right.”
“Uhh…” He scans down my body, his brows wrinkled. “If you’d like me to call in a female deputy. Maybe get you to the hospital for to get checked over and a…rape kit,” he says the last in a hushed tone. “I can arrange that.
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