Thin Ice by Renée Jaggér

Author:Renée Jaggér [Jaggér, Renée]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: LMBPN Publishing
Published: 2020-04-14T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

Even though he’d told me his schedule the night before, I checked the app Ronan had instructed me to use. He didn’t have a photoshoot that day, which was a good thing. I didn’t think I could handle getting on another plane and going to another city. When I’d said I wanted to travel, I hadn’t meant as someone’s bodyguard. That beach and those cabana boys were sounding better every minute.

Unlike the first two days, I didn’t find Ronan in his music room. It had been shut up tight. Instead, he was lounging in the library in a pair of white loose-fitting pants and a matching robe…or a cardigan. I couldn’t tell which it was supposed to be. He looked like he hadn’t slept much either, despite kicking me out the night before.

“Reading more Dickens?” I asked.

He lowered the book and rubbed his eyes. “No, this is Dumas.” Ronan tossed the book to me. “You might like it.”

“The Count of Monte Cristo,” I read from the cover. “I’ve heard this story.”

“Hearing it and reading it are two different things. No one tells it like Dumas.”

“No, thanks.” I handed the book back to him. “I’ve got enough reading to do. Did you sleep at all?”

“Some.” The way he said it made me think he really meant “not much.” Ronan stretched. “I see you wore practical shoes today.”

I looked down at the dress flats I’d slipped on. Standing around in heels, low though they were, had left my feet throbbing the day before, and I wasn’t in the mood to repeat that mistake. The flats were functional and dressy enough that I didn’t look unprofessional.

“That’s good,” he continued, striding out of the library. “Since I don’t have any photoshoots today, I thought we’d go for a walk. The weather’s still nice enough, and I’m already tired of being cooped up in here.”

I cringed. Walking around town would make my job much more difficult. I couldn’t account for every variable. No matter where we went, another shooter could be hiding just out of sight. “You’ll be safer if you stay home.”

Ronan paused at the bottom of the stairs. “Maybe, but where’s the fun in always being safe? Safe is boring. I want to live my life.” He started up the stairs.

I followed. “Now you sound like my roommate.”

“Maybe you should listen to her.”

“Them.”

He paused again at the top of the stairs, frowning. “You have more than one roommate?”

“No, it’s just, Sam prefers to be called ‘they’ instead of a binary pronoun. Actually, you two would get along great. Sam’s an art student at OSU.”

“I’d love to meet them once my schedule clears. Right now, I’m going to shower and get dressed for our walk. I don’t think I need an escort.”

I realized I’d been following him to his private suite and stopped in the middle of the hall, flushing. “Oh, uh, I guess I’ll go watch the cameras. Let me know when you’re ready to go.”

While he showered and got ready, I checked the logs.

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