Melanie Vargas 02 The Finishing School by Michele Martinez

Author:Michele Martinez [Martinez, Michele]
Format: epub
Published: 2010-06-23T20:10:09.432000+00:00

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DAN OFFERED MELANIE a ride home.

“Tonight was a waste,” he observed as they headed north on the FDR.

“No. I disagree.”

“What did we learn? Other than the fact that Jay Esposito is hot for you, which I could’ve predicted.”

“I wouldn’t be so sure of that,” Melanie said. “I got the distinct sense Esposito knew who I was and that’s why he was interested in me. The bodyguards hinting around there was law enforcement in the club convinced me of it.”

Dan’s jaw tensed.

“You’re gonna have to chill out about what I did tonight, you know,” she said, studying him.

Illuminated by the headlights of a passing car, he smiled. “You don’t miss a trick, do you?”

“I’m starting to be able to read you, despite the fact that you don’t say much. So watch out.”

“Oh, don’t worry. I’m plenty scared of you already,” he said.

It’s mutual, she thought.

“You want to hear what I think we got out of tonight? Other than the fact that Bridget Mulqueen is hot for you, which I could have predicted,” Melanie said.

“Mulqueen’s all right. She reminds me of my dog when he was a puppy. All paws but a lot of heart. She might even make a decent cop someday.”

“Mmm-hmm, I thought so,” Melanie said, smiling.

“No way, you got me all wrong, sweetheart. I’m not egotistical like that,” he said, smiling back.

“Oh, right. There isn’t a man alive who doesn’t love some girl looking at him like he’s God’s gift.”

“If you looked at me that way, that’d be another story. That, I would like. But you need taming. I’d be doing the world a favor, getting Melanie Vargas into line. In fact, you better watch out, because I just might decide to try it.”

“Taming? You’re gonna pay for that remark, pal.”

“Yeah, says who? I’m bigger than you, in case you haven’t noticed.”

She’d noticed, all right. His reminding her of that fact set her pulse to racing.

“Will you please stop distracting me from work?” she said, a warm, tingly feeling spreading through her body.

“Aw, c’mon, give it a rest with the work stuff. I’m having a lot more fun joking around with you.”

“Resting is for dead people, baby.”

“Lucky you look so good, because you can be a royal pain in the backside,” Dan said, grinning, as he changed lanes smoothly and headed for the Sixty-first Street exit.

“Seriously, though. I think there’s a connection between Carmen Reyes going missing and the internal carries,” Melanie said.

“Yeah, that reminds me, I had an idea. What do you think of this? Maybe it wasn’t that Carmen witnessed something or nothing. Maybe she’s just scheduled to move the new shipment on Friday. The one Brianna Meyers mentioned in her e-mail. So they’re keeping her on ice till then.”

“Hmm. That’s very interesting. But do you really think Expo would use her as a courier now that her name’s been in the paper?”

“Good point. Although the guy’s pretty brazen. And stupid,” Dan said.

“He could always have her travel with false papers.”

“We should cover our bases, don’t you think? We know the route.

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