Seize (St. Martin Family Saga: Emergency Responders) Book 2: Erotic Romance by Gina Watson

Author:Gina Watson [Watson, Gina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Whiskey Cove Publishing
Published: 2014-05-21T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

Two days passed. Augie wanted to get moving, but Gloria advised against it until his stitches set up and his knife wound started to close. By the end of day two, he was feeling much improved.

“We’re leaving tomorrow.”

“If I were in control of this op,” Gloria said, “I wouldn’t let you leave until the stitches came out.”

“Don’t be ridiculous; I can’t waste away here for a week. We leave tomorrow.”

She held her hands up surrender style. “No skin off my teeth—I’m catching the bus back to the East Coast tomorrow. You guys can keep the car, but nobody should do any commercial flying.” Her head cocked to one side. “Or maybe I can leave tonight.”

She flipped open the laptop. While she clicked away, Augie turned toward Mia. She’d fallen asleep in the corner chair, reading a paperback. He carried her to the bed, his ribs screaming as he lowered her. When he covered her with the comforter, she smiled sweetly and he kissed the corner of her mouth.

“You like her. A lot.”

Gloria wasn’t even watching him, but a smile teased at her lips.

He returned to the table. “What’s not to like?”

“No, I mean you like her, like her.”

“Again, what’s not to like?”

“I think you may be in love with her.”

“That’s ridiculous.”

She shrugged. “Never seen you like this before, is all. And don’t forget, you and I were together for a year.”

Scratching his head, he tried to make sense of her words. “She’s different. You know, not like other women. But in a good way. She just does her thing, and she doesn’t speak in code. She’s a straight shooter, and she sure as hell knows how to handle me. I like being myself around her. I don’t have to worry that she’s going to hold a grudge against something I say or something I wasn’t aware I was doing.”

“So are you saying she’s your soul mate?”

His lip curled into a smile. “Soul mate? I don’t believe in that shit.”

Gloria was multitasking, listening to him and clicking away at the computer. “Hey, I can get a bus out tonight. That’ll put me there within twenty-four hours.”

“You in a hurry to get back?”

“Yeah, I left my dogs at the kennel.”

Her two pugs. “How are Dusty and Rose?”

“Just as fat as ever.”

“Thanks for dropping everything and coming to my rescue yet again.”

“Just don’t forget, that makes three times I’ve saved your ass.”

“There’s no danger of forgetting because clearly you won’t let me forget.”

Bronzed fingers wrapped around his forearm. “Hey, I’d do anything for you, you know that.”

He covered her hand with his. “Right back at you.”

They never were big talkers or communicators; they were both action takers. That had been the major problem with their relationship. But it worked for friends.

He stood. “We’ll take you to the station.”

“You’re going to wake her?” She nodded in Mia’s direction.

Looking at her sleeping form, he said, “Yeah, I won’t leave her here.”

“Don’t be silly, it’s only six blocks. I’ll walk.”

“It’s dark out.”

“And?” She packed up her laptop.

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