Martinis After Dark (Bernadette's Book 1) by Gina Drayer

Author:Gina Drayer [Drayer, Gina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Crimson Heart Publications
Published: 2016-11-26T16:00:00+00:00

When Lee finally called Janet, using her old cell, she got an earful.

“Where have you been? I’ve been trying to call you for the last few days. My boss is hounding me about where you are.”

“I’m safe.”

“Well, you’re little MIA stunt has put me in an awkward position. He wants me to request a bench warrant and have you taken into custody.”

“Put me under lock and key, making damn sure I’m available to you? I thought I was the good guy here.”

“I told him I didn’t think that was a good idea.”

“Good, because that’s a dick move. I’m cooperating.”

“But I do need to see you, lay eyes on you. I need to be able to tell him I can get in touch with you. Come in and see me this afternoon.”

“That’s why I was calling. I might have some more information for you.”

“What did you find?”

After starting on Dylon’s books, Lee had been struck with a thought. Numbers sometimes lied. She’d set Dylon’s books aside and gone over the financial information she’d taken from Christian again, and found a lot more. There were things hidden in plain sight. The DA’s people just needed to know what to look for—and she knew how.

But the truth was, it had moved past convicting Christian. She was looking for a way out. She was done. She enjoyed doing Dylon’s books, making plans for the bar, building a life.

And then there was Dylon himself. What could she say about the way he made her feel, the magic of him touching her, making love to her? Nothing compared with that. Dylon made her forget about Christian, made her entire past irrelevant.

Fuck her old life. She knew what she had to do. So she agreed to meet Janet. She’d take in the documents, and have it out with the woman once and for all. She was done. This crap was dragging out and dragging her down with it.

It’s time to move on.

Dylon hadn’t liked it when she told him she’d be out for the rest of the afternoon. He especially didn’t like how vague she was about her destination. But he avoided the topic like always.

“What about work?” he asked as she got ready.

“Abbie is filling in.”

“She’s covering for you?”

“And I’m doing her taxes.” She stretched up to kiss his cheek. “It’s just a quick meeting downtown. It won’t take long. I’ll be back before the dinner rush.”

Dylon shook his head. “Fine, but if you need anything …”

He let the statement hang. The unasked questions hung with it, thick in the air. There wasn’t much she could do about it right now, so she buttoned up her tailored suit and grabbed her briefcase. They felt like relics of an old existence.

And what of that old life? What would happen when she went back to being Lee O’Brien? What would happen to her life here? To her budding relationship with Dylon?

Those thoughts filled her head on the walk to the subway. But they were just useless musings. She had to get through the next couple of hours before she could move on.

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