The Big Bad Wolf Tells All by Donna Kauffman

Author:Donna Kauffman
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780553897654
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group

Friends and lovers. It seems such a simple concept and yet it’s one I’ve never been able to master. Not with the same person, anyway. Admittedly, I’ve never been all that interested in trying. I have friends. I have the occasional lover. Mixing the two always seemed to be borrowing trouble. So much better to keep them separate, then everyone understands what’s expected of them. No muss, no fuss. And you always know who to call for what.

Chapter 14

Have you closed this one yet?” Finn asked via cell phone.

“Still working on it, Dad.”

“Well, stretch it out, boyo. Might as well live the high life for a bit longer, eh?”

Riley watched the raindrops track down the windows of his truck. “Yeah, right.” He hadn’t told his father about the recent change in his assignment. He didn’t feel particularly compelled to, either. His father didn’t care how the job got done as long as it got done and the checks came in. “What about you? Things wrapping up there?”

“Well, that’s why I called.” He hesitated, then asked, “You need me to come in and help out?”

Riley shook his head, didn’t bother to sigh. “No, I’ve got it under control. You staying in Santa Rosa, then?”

“For a bit longer, I’m thinking.”

Considering everything, he should just keep his mouth shut. Apparently he was incapable. “Dad, do you really think this is wise? I mean, the assignment was to—”

“I’m quite clear on my assignment. I don’t need any lectures from you, boyo. You just leave me to mind my own.”

Riley could have pointed out that leaving him to mind his own was exactly what had driven him to the brink of losing everything. And continued to be an obstacle to their finding continued success. His father should have been born with a trust fund. Unfortunately, he’d trusted in his son’s pro career instead. But there was no point in trying to get his father to be fiscally responsible. It was always going to be up to Riley. One way or the other. “Did you send the package in on the Gordon case? Silverman also called asking for specifics about what the two of you set up.”

“I’m on top of it, don’t you worry. You take care of yours. Speaking of which,” Finn added, the defensive posturing disappearing in a wink, as it always did, replaced by the charming Irish rogue that saved his father’s bacon on a regular basis. “How is she going? Made any headway?”

Normally Riley would shake his head in weary disgust at his father’s sly innuendo. This time, however, he felt the heat creep up the back of his neck. His father couldn’t have any clue about the internal battles Riley had been waging with himself . . . and his wandering libido, but that didn’t make him feel any less guilty for having them. Still, he responded as he always did, by pretending the question was strictly about business. “We were hoping to match up a latent print, but the suspect’s employer doesn’t keep them on file.

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