Tangled Beauty by Middleton K. L

Author:Middleton, K. L. [Middleton, K. L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Contemporary, Suspense
Published: 2013-02-10T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Reed

I thought Jesse’s reaction to losing his job was a little emotional for a twenty-four year old man, gay or not. From the silent exchanges between Jesse and Sinclair, however, I realized that there was something more to it, but didn’t dig. If my brother didn’t want to divulge anything about his personal life to me, I certainly wasn’t going to pry.

I’d expect the same from him.

“So, are you ready?” I asked Sinclair, after finishing my lunch and second beer.

She grabbed her purse. “Yes. Do you want me to drive?”

I stopped abruptly, causing her to slam into me. “Excuse me?”

She steadied herself. “Are you too tipsy to drive?”

“First of all, I do not get ‘tipsy’, I am either drunk or just plain sober.”

“Which one are you?” She asked, her mouth twisting into one of those sexy grins I was beginning to crave.

Both, I thought, staring at her. As far as I was concerned, she made me feel inebriated. “I’m sober,” I said. “Remember, I’m a lawyer. I know when to stop drinking before I get behind the wheel.”

She laughed. “Right. So, I’m supposed to trust a lawyer?”

I put my hand on her back and guided her towards the door. “You watch too much television,” I said, opening it, “which gives us all bad raps.”

“Television, huh?” she said, as we walked out to the parking lot.

I raised the key fob and pointed it towards my car. “Of course,” I said. “Not all of us are crooked. In fact, a lot of my cases are pro bono.”

“Is this yours?” she asked, staring at the silver Mercedes SLS. “Pro bono seems to agree with you,” she said.

I grinned. “This is just a rental.”

She shook her head and got inside.

I slid into the driver’s seat next to her and closed the door when the scent of Sinclair’s perfume engulfed me. A light fruity fragrance, reminding me of the kiss we’d shared, earlier. I tried to push the memory away, but her close proximity was making it difficult.

“Not quite a family car,” she said, snapping on her seatbelt. “You and Sela are going to have to invest in a minivan.”

“Nonsense,” I smiled. “I’ll have a special luggage rack installed. The kids will love the view from up there.”

She threw her head back and laughed. It was a beautiful sound- feminine and purely genuine.

“Oh, my God, you’re a hoot,” she said.

I raised my eyebrows. “I’m a hoot?”

“Okay, you’re kind of nuts- is that better?”

“Actually, you’re the one who got into a car with me. Now, tell me who’s nuts?” I said, giving her my most sinister grin.

“Touché.”

“What kind of music do you like?” I asked, turning on the XM radio.

“Whatever you’d like,” she said. “I’m easy.”

“You’re easy?”

She rolled her eyes. “God, you’re a smart-ass, just like your brother. You know exactly what I mean.

“No, I don’t. Please, reiterate what it is you exactly mean, Sin.”

She pointed at the road. “I’m about as easy as you are hard-to-get.”

“Are you saying I’m easy?” I asked, feigning a look of shock.

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