Her P.I. Protector by Jennifer Morey

Author:Jennifer Morey
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2020-06-08T18:34:33+00:00

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At Nettie’s Café, Skylar slid in beside Julien on the booth seat, across from Tracy and Sawyer. She didn’t see any marks on the boy, though he was wearing a long-sleeved shirt with a high neckline.

“It’s good to see you again,” Julien said to him.

“It’s good to see you, too,” Sawyer responded.

“How are things at home?” Tracy asked.

“Good.” Sawyer lowered his gaze to his glass of soda. “My parents are being nice to me.”

Because they had to, Skyler thought. But how long would that last? For as long as Child Protective Services was involved, no doubt.

“But they’ve not been nice in the past, right?” Julien asked.

Sawyer looked at him. “They were okay.”

“It’s normal for parents to discipline you when you do things that are wrong, Sawyer,” Tracy said, “but not to physically or mentally hurt you.”

Again the boy averted his gaze.

“I won’t let your parents hurt you, Sawyer,” Julien said.

“You can come stay with us until Tracy finds you a good family. If it is okay with the case worker, of course,” Skylar said, surprising herself. She felt sure she wanted that for this boy—and for Julien. She knew how much he cared about him and Skylar would help if she could.

“Thanks. I liked it at your house,” Sawyer said then looked at Julien. “That’s why I wanted to talk to you. I wanted to thank you for getting me from my uncle’s house. I didn’t see it then, but I do now. He isn’t a kid person.”

Skylar hadn’t felt like a kid person before she’d met Julien, but for some weird reason, he was changing that.

“You’re welcome,” Julien said. “The door is always open for you.”

Sawyer smiled and looked from him to Skylar. “If I didn’t have my parents, I’d want you to be mine.”

Julien smiled. “Skylar and I aren’t together that way.”

“Yes, you are.”

“No. I’m a private investigator, working on a case that involves her,” Julien said.

Skylar couldn’t tell if he was so insistent to ease her mind or Sawyer’s.

“You act like you’re married,” Sawyer said.

Did they? Skylar glanced at Julien, who met her eyes.

“The way you talk to each other and look at each other reminds me of my best friend’s parents. They’re always talking nice to each other and kissing and touching.”

Skylar had to take a moment to absorb that insight. Was that how she was reacting to Julien? She recognized how he heated her blood with just a kiss or a look, but she couldn’t recall an instance of that happening in front of Sawyer. It had to be something different. Maybe their tone of voice or body language? She supposed she wasn’t conscious of the way she looked at him all the time.

“Your parents don’t have that?” Tracy asked.

Sawyer slowly turned to her, clearly realizing what he had opened up. “No.”

At least he was honest.

“You said they fight,” Tracy said. “How often is that?”

“Not often.” Sawyer abruptly stood. “I just wanted to thank them. I have, and now I want to go home.

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