The Texas Takedown by Kathryn Brocato

Author:Kathryn Brocato
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: F+W Media
Published: 2016-07-27T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

“Sorry about the chicken,” Berry said much later that night as she set a plate before him. “It would have been really good if we’d eaten it right out of the oven the way I’d planned.”

“I’m not complaining.”

Tyler wouldn’t have changed a thing about the night. As far as he was concerned, Berry’s broiled chicken dinner was even better cold, especially after he had mind-bending sex with the chef.

“But the chocolate pie will make up for everything,” she went on. “It’s my specialty, and it ought to be good and cold by now.”

“The food is perfect,” Tyler said. “What are you planning to investigate tomorrow?”

“I’ll know it when I see it,” she said, ever optimistic. “If I’m lucky, Felix will be hiding out on another golf course all day, and Mr. Corrigan will be free to visit with me.”

“Tell you what,” he said, smiling at her enthusiasm, “I’ll pick you up outside the building at five. We’ll go have a nice dinner someplace and tell each other what we’ve learned.”

“Sounds great. If things change, send me a text, and I’ll do the same. Especially if I find some information you need to check out right away.”

She perched on the edge of her chair, wearing nothing but his robe and nibbling on chicken, and he thought he had never seen anything so beautiful. She fairly glowed with happiness and passion, and he resolved to see that she kept that joyful enthusiasm no matter what.

The moment that thought crossed his mind, an image of the rock chunk on his coffee table arose in his mind. Somehow, he knew that rock was important.

“By the way,” he said, “what’s with that chunk of rock on my coffee table?”

To his amusement, she flushed and looked self-conscious, but she answered readily enough. “If strange people are going to keep knocking at your door, I thought I’d better have a good weapon readily available.”

“That’s a weapon?”

“Believe it or not,” she said, now fiery red, “I’ve used it before, and it works.”

He regarded her with fascination. “Maybe you’d better tell me all about it, Challoner. So I’ll learn what not to say to you if I don’t want that rock banged off my head.”

She kept her gaze on her plate and forked up a bite of asparagus. “Believe me, Tyler, you don’t ever have to worry about being on the receiving end of my rock.”

“Come on, honey. Tell me what happened,” he coaxed, suddenly positive the incident was important somehow.

“It’s a sad but simple tale,” she said reluctantly. “I met this engineer named Grady Craig several months ago. He gave me the grand rush, said the magic words, and next thing you knew, we were engaged.”

“The magic words?” Tyler leaned forward. “What are the magic words?”

“Never mind that. Suffice it to say, he said them. But I knew I’d made another mistake within a week. For some reason, he meant to make me to fall for him, but I never could figure out why.”

Tyler nodded. He looked at Berry’s face and thought he knew darned well why.

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