One Night in Christmas by Debbie Mason

Author:Debbie Mason
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 2019-05-06T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Sophia opened the door to her house, and the dog and Adam followed her inside. “Are you sure Nell doesn’t know where Autumn and Logan are?” she asked him.

After the truck towed away her SUV, Adam had driven her to Sugar and Spice. Autumn wasn’t there, and there was no sign she had been. She wasn’t in the apartment upstairs either; nor was she answering her cell. Sophia couldn’t shake the feeling there was more going on than an early-morning booty call.

“Nell swears she doesn’t know where they are. Gramps says the same, and so did the kids. And it’s not like there was a reason for them to lie. I said I was checking in because we had plans to go fishing.” Closing the door behind him, he looked around. “Nice place, Soph. Might be a good idea to lock the door when you go out though.”

“I usually do, but I was in a hurry.” She lifted a slippered foot as evidence, and the dog came over to sniff it. She would have preferred he stayed in the truck while she changed, but she felt sorry for him. As sorry as she felt for his new owner.

The loss of his friend and his own near-fatal injury had taken a toll on Adam. He was pale, the angles of his handsome face more pronounced, but it wasn’t just the physical changes that concerned her. His reflexes were off. In the past, he would have been between her and Zeus before the dog had taken a step in her direction. She didn’t think his surprise at how Zeus responded to her explained it away. There was more going on than he let on.

“I won’t be long.” Sophia pointed to the kitchen. “If you want something to eat or drink, the kitchen is in there, and the living room is that way. You can sit on the couch, but you stay on the floor,” she told the dog as she removed her trench coat. Catching a glimpse of the look on Adam’s face as she hung it in the closet, she rolled her eyes.

Ty had given her the adorable pj’s as a joke gift when he’d found out about her brief stint as a Playboy Playmate. She’d been Miss January. A job the Danes had never let her live down. Still, she didn’t allow herself to regret the decision. The money had paid her college tuition after all.

But it wasn’t like she was parading around in a merry widow and a thong. The lingerie set was hardly risqué. The pink camisole imprinted with the Playboy logo and pink tap pants decorated with tiny bunny ears covered all her parts.

“Some women would wear this outside in the summer, and no one would bat an eye.”

Adam scrubbed a hand over his beard-stubbled jaw. “Pretty sure you’re not one of those women, Dimples.”

Suddenly conscious she wasn’t wearing a bra, she turned and walked to the stairs. “Go to Christmas’s Facebook page and ask if anyone has seen Autumn and Logan.

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