Kerrelyn Sparks - Love at Stake 8 by André Jensen

Author:André Jensen [Jensen, André]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2010-10-20T00:34:11.829000+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

R ight after hearing the message Olivia left on his phone, Robby made arrangements

for Phineas and Connor to take over at Romatech. Then he teleported to the shadowy,

overgrown area next to the parking lot. Now, on the front porch of her second floor

apartment, he could hear her and a man talking inside. His heart sped up at the sound of

her voice.

The door opened and a tal Asian American greeted him with a wary look. “You must

be Robby.”

Robby shook hands with him. “Ye must be J.L.”

“Robby!” Olivia grinned at him.

“Olivia.” He strode into the apartment and pul ed her into his arms. His heart swelled

with joy when she wrapped her arms around his neck and squeezed him tight.

He enveloped her, burying his face in her hair, breathing her sweet scent. She felt so

right in his arms. In his life. What a fool he’d been over the last few months, courting her

from afar. Now that he had her in his arms again, he never wanted to let her go.

“Whoa! Is that a sword on your back?” J.L. asked.

Robby lifted his face from Olivia’s curls. “Aye. I brought it for protection.”

Olivia leaned back in his arms. “I guess you got the message I left? You must have

caught the next available flight.”

Robby knew she would assume he’d flown there. “I came as quickly as I could. How is

everything?”

“You traveled with a sword?” J.L. asked, still eyeing the scabbard on Robby’s back.

“What kind of sword is that?”

“A claymore.” Robby slipped the halter off his shoulders. He’d dressed in a black Tshirt and black jeans, to be less noticeable teleporting in. He offered the scabbard to J.L.

“Would ye like to see it?”

“Whoa! It’s heavy.” J.L. unsheathed the sword. “Sweet! This is massive!”

“Are ye all right?” Robby turned back to Olivia and touched her face. “I was worried

about you.”

“I’m fine. J.L. changed the lock.” She motioned toward the front door. “I should be

safe here now.”

Robby shook his head. “There are ways to get past a locked door. Where are the

apples?” He glanced about the room. The kitchen table was bare, and an empty pizza box

lay open on the coffee table.

“We took the box to Forensics.” Olivia winced when J.L. swiped the sword through the

air. “Careful with that! You nearly slaughtered the ceiling fan.”

“This is so awesome!” J.L. made a jab at an imaginary opponent. “I’ve got a Chinese

sword and a samurai at home, but they’re not nearly as big as this.”

“Ye know how to fence?” Robby asked.

“Sure.” J.L. ran a hand along the flat of the blade. “I took fencing in college, but there’s

not much demand for it at the Bureau.”

Olivia snorted. “They have this bizarre notion that guns might be more effective.”

J.L. rolled his eyes. “A sword like this is a piece of art.” He sheathed the sword and lay

the scabbard on the table.

“I’ll be happy to spar with you sometime,” Robby said. “I could loan you a claymore.”

“You’re on.” J.L. motioned for Robby to join him at the table. “Dude, if you hurt

Olivia, it’ll be more than a sparring match.

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