Maxie (Triple X) by Dean Kimberly

Author:Dean, Kimberly [Dean, Kimberly]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Samhain Publishing, Ltd.
Published: 2013-08-19T22:00:00+00:00

Zac didn’t make it to the park until after lunch. Despite the heat, a big crowd was milling about at the festival when he arrived. He was off duty and out of uniform, but most people called him Sheriff as he walked by. It was nice being part of a community that knew him, quite the change from working in the shadows.

When he found Maxie’s booth, he discovered she was on a break. He finally spotted her under the large tent where everyone had eaten. She was way back in the corner at a picnic table in the shade. He watched as she tied her hair up in a loose ponytail, the motion natural and surprisingly sexy. On impulse, he bought two lemonades.

“The Indigo Falls talent show will start in half an hour,” an announcer said over the loudspeaker. “Late entries need to put their names in now at the main stage.”

“Hey, Beauty,” he said as he walked up to her. “Got any secret talents?”

He slid the drink onto the table. It was cooler in the shade and a slight cross breeze brought some relief, but the heat was still sweltering.

“Me?” She shook her head. “Hardly.”

He chuckled. “I’d argue with that, but you’re right. This probably isn’t the best place to show them.”

Her gaze dropped in embarrassment, but she accepted the drink. “Thank you. That tastes wonderful.”

He took a drink too. He’d only just arrived, but the heat was already uncomfortable. The lemonade tasted tart and sweet against his tongue, but best of all, it was cold. He climbed onto the picnic table with her, straddling the bench to face her. It put her right in his line of sight, the way he liked it. “Where are your carbon copies?”

“Roxie went to get something to eat, and Lexie and Cam are debating over a couple of paintings.”

“How are sales?”

“We’ve already sold out of the dried arrangements, so Laura’s pushing the garden decorations.”

“That’s good, isn’t it?”

“It’s great. We didn’t expect things to go so fast.” She pulled her ponytail over her shoulder to get it off her neck. “How are things down at the station?”

“Slow, but in my field, that’s a good thing.” His gaze slid over her bare shoulders. She wore a lightweight summer top with spaghetti straps and shorts, but she looked sapped. “Okay, today you do look overheated. Are you feeling okay?”

“I thought it would get better the longer I stayed out in it.”

“Are you telling me it doesn’t?”

“Sorry.”

He popped the plastic lid off his lemonade and fished out an ice cube. They were the cylindrical kind with the hole in the middle, the kind that kids liked to stick their tongues through. He popped it into his mouth but nearly swallowed it whole when he saw the expression on her face.

Wow. One look. One spark, and he was charged up and ready to go.

He sucked the juice off the ice and spit it back out into his palm. She was staring as he slid the tube of ice over his middle finger.

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