Protect and Serve (Stripped Down Prequel Book 3) by Sabrina York

Author:Sabrina York [York, Sabrina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sabrina York
Published: 2016-10-16T21:00:00+00:00

“Do you really think someone came into your room and went through your underwear?” Porsche asked when everyone else had tromped from the room to continue discussing plans for the weekend, though Claire had no idea what kinds of plans they needed to discuss. It seemed pretty clear-cut to her.

They would all leave.

She and Charlie would be alone.

Naughty things would happen.

All weekend long.

End of story.

And though she hated to see him leave—he was on duty, after all—she was delighted that he’d come.

“I know it, Porsche.”

“Could it have been Molly?”

Claire snorted. “I don’t let Molly do my laundry.” She loved their housekeeper, but the woman had a tendency to wash reds with whites, which was why her brothers often wore pink skivvies. “And she wasn’t here while I was in the hospital.” She was visiting her daughter in Houston.

“Do you think maybe a teenage boy snuck in to check out the infamous Stud Ranch and wandered into your room? Found your undies?”

“First of all, gross. Second of all, there were no signs of a break-in.”

Porsche nodded, but it was clear she was still thinking of scenarios. Claire really didn’t want to hear any more, or think about it anymore.

“It hardly matters,” she said. “Charlie will stay with me this weekend, so I feel safe.” And what a thrill that sent through her.

She didn’t understand Porsche’s reaction. She narrowed her eyes and looked pointedly at Claire. “Yeah. Charlie. Don’t you think he’s a little…?”

“What?”

“Tall for you?”

She glared at Porsche. “All men are the same height lying down.”

Porsche’s eyes went wide. “Wait. What? You mean… You’ve… You? And him?”

Heat crawled up her cheeks. “I was speaking metaphorically.”

“Were you?”

“Yes! We’ve only had one date!”

Porsche shrugged. “What does that mean? Lots of people do it on a first date.”

“I don’t.” It was a rule. “Besides, I ended up in the hospital, remember?”

“Oh. Yeah. There is that.” Porsche tapped her lip with a finger. “He’s still pretty tall. And you are…”

“What?”

“You know. Short.”

“He doesn’t seem to mind.”

“Still, he doesn’t seem like…your type.”

“Oh? I wasn’t aware I had a type.”

Her friend became utterly obsessed with her linked fingers. “Not a cop.”

Claire studied Porsche’s expression and all of a sudden it hit her like the blast of heat on a summer day. “You like him?” Her friend’s predatory smile made something nasty crawl down her spine.

“He’s…cute.”

Cute? He wasn’t cute. He was savage, wild, a ferocious tiger. Not a fuzzy gamboling kitten.

“I thought you were in love with Cody. We were going to be sisters, remember?”

“Cody doesn’t even look at me.”

“That doesn’t mean you can have my boyfriend!” She wasn’t sure why she was so panicked at the prospect, except for the fact that Porsche was much prettier than she was, and skinnier too.

“Is he your boyfriend?”

“We’re dating. What do you think?”

“But he’s so tall!”

“I like them tall.” She loved the way he made her feel. So fragile. So protected. So beautiful.

“But that tall?”

“Let it go, Porsche. Like Princess Elsa”—she used a reference Porsche would understand—“just let it go. He’s mine.

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