Heart of the Steal by Avon Gale & Roan Parrish

Author:Avon Gale & Roan Parrish [Gale, Avon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance
ISBN: 9780998967127
Publisher: Philtre Press
Published: 2017-07-10T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER 15

Will

It was a Saturday afternoon, and the clouds outside Vaughn’s apartment hung heavy and gray, a light drizzle pattering the windows. Vaughn was muttering at his paperwork—he did a lot of paperwork. His hair was pulled back in a ponytail and he was scowling at the pages spread out on the low coffee table. I thought it was cute that he talked to himself while working.

He must have felt me watching him, because he looked up from his papers. He was wearing his reading glasses, which I secretly wished he’d wear all the time. They were frameless with a silver nosepiece—simple and elegant, like everything of Vaughn’s. “I’m talking to myself again, aren’t I?”

I smiled and nodded. “Yeah, you are.” I didn’t say it was cute, but surely he heard it in my voice that I thought it was. After all, he’d gotten to know me pretty well. We’d begun spending most weekends together. In fact, lately I’d been spending more time at his homes than at my own.

He yawned, and made a sound of pure frustration. “I’m sorry I have to spend time doing this when you’re here.”

I shrugged. When he put it like that, it made me feel like a guest, which wasn’t how I wanted to feel. I wanted him to just…be himself when I was here. Do whatever he usually did on Saturdays. Think of me as belonging here.

He was wearing jeans and a sweater even though I was still in pajama bottoms and an old FBI t-shirt. I knew Vaughn owned pajamas, but I’d never seen him wear them out of the bedroom. I had a feeling if I wasn’t there, though, he’d be lounging around in his PJs and a bathrobe. I wanted him to do that too. I didn’t want him to dress up for me, or think he needed to impress me.

“It’s probably better than this book,” I said, holding up my paperback. “I should know better than to read anything featuring FBI agents. They either get everything wrong, or make us out to be unlikeable dicks who just want to ruin the lives of the local sheriff or whatever.” I glanced at the table, where I’d set my messenger bag. There were files pertaining to my latest case in there, and I supposed I could be looking over them. Instead, I’d opted to read something mindless, unsure if it was because it was the weekend or if I felt conflicted doing my job around Vaughn. Especially since it was a reminder that I hadn’t done my job when it came to him.

Vaughn gave that elegant shrug of his. “You’ve mentioned a few unlikeable dicks to me.”

“Yeah, but we’re not all like Brett Lawson,” I groused, referring to my least-favorite colleague.

“Maybe you should stick to something that doesn’t aim for realism,” Vaughn suggested. “Paranormal romance. Space opera.” He gave me a sly smile. “Pornography.”

“Do you have pornography around here somewhere?”

“William, I have Google Fi and you have a laptop.”

I snorted and shook my head, standing up.

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