The Worst Man I Never Knew: An OWL Investigations Mystery (OWL Investigations Mysteries Book 4) by Alina Popescu

Author:Alina Popescu [Popescu, Alina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: OWL Investigations Mysteries, Book Four
Publisher: Alina Popescu
Published: 2020-02-27T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

DAVID CLOSED THE DOOR behind Missy and stepped closer to me at a slow pace. “I think it was for the best.”

I frowned, having a little trouble following. “What, that I adopted Missy?”

He shook his head. “That we took things slowly.”

Right, that. We were having a conversation before disturbing Missy’s sleep. I looked down at his bulge which was a little hard to miss right now. “Are you sure about that?”

“Yeah, I think we both needed time. Well, mostly you.” David shrugged. “I'm pretty sure you still doubt my commitment to us after everything that happened with Shirou.”

I cringed inwardly at the mention of his ex. “Yeah, maybe. But it's not just me who needed time. I still expect you to realize I'm not that much of a catch when it comes to long-term relationships.”

David smiled warmly, and then cupped the back of my head, pulling me closer to him. “No way. You're amazing, Nao. Just think about all the impromptu dates we’ve managed in the past couple of months.”

I arched an eyebrow at him. “Do you mean all the stakeouts? Those weren't dates, David. Those were work assignments.”

He scoffed, then bent his head to capture my lips in a quick kiss. “Keep telling yourself that. We both know we could have taken turns on stakeouts. It would have definitely been easier on both of us if we had at least managed to sleep properly every other night.”

“You're still in training.” Apparently, I could lie to his face without batting an eye. Or I had selective memory which allowed me to overlook all the solo stakeouts he’d been on.

“Really? It's not that you like my company and that I crave yours?”

I rolled my eyes and wrapped my arms around his wide shoulders. “Okay, fine. We somehow managed to do couple activities when there was no time for them. That doesn't mean I'm great at relationships.”

“Good point.”

Nope, I did not want to punch him for letting those words out of his mouth. It was my argument to begin with, but it still bothered me he agreed.

As if sensing my distress, David kissed my forehead. “I guess time will tell which of us is right. I think you're great at this. I think us being together is an amazing idea. And I think I have the rest of my life to prove you wrong.”

“Sometimes, I really like the way you think.” I decided my brain needed a break, so I pressed myself into David. Nothing like full body contact with this gorgeous man to stop me from forming even a trace of a thought. I'd done a lot of thinking, ever since I'd somehow tricked myself into employing David as my assistant. It was high time I started doing something else with my body, like touch and taste and smell every inch of him. Worry less about what the future held, and just embrace the right now. I'd never been particularly great at living in the moment, always wondering what lie I’d discover next and how it would ruin life as I knew it.

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