Third Time's the Bride! by Merline Lovelace

Author:Merline Lovelace
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-07-02T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Feet up, a cold brew on the table beside the sofa, Brian half watched the news as he waited for Dawn to return from her girls’ night out. She’d called to let him know she was on her way. Despite the time, he figured they could get in at least an hour or two of quality time before they called it a night and went to bed.

Their separate beds. He was finding that part of their agreement tough to stick to. So tough, he had to deliver a swift mental kick whenever the insidious idea of activating the motion sensors on the stairs sneaked back into his thoughts.

Like now. His belly tightening, he pictured his soon-to-be-bride sprawled in naked abandon on the sofa. Or on the carpet. Or any horizontal surface. He could see her rose-tipped nipples, the fiery patch at the apex of her thighs, the creamy skin of her...

The faint rumble of the garage door going up did nothing to loosen the kink in his gut. Anticipation firing his every piston, he pushed to his feet and met her as she entered the kitchen. One look at her frown instantly erased all thoughts of quality time.

“What’s wrong? Didn’t the stick turn turquoise or pink or whatever color it’s supposed to?”

“Purple,” she said, distracted. “Yes, it did.”

As she unbuttoned her jacket, another explanation for the frown hit him.

“Are Kate and Callie worried about you hooking up with Tommy and me permanently?” he asked. “I can understand if they are. We’re a pretty tough twosome to—”

“No! Well, a little,” she admitted with a shrug. “But they helped me settle on a date for the ceremony. Saturday, the fourth, if that works with your schedule.”

What the hell? Given her track record, Brian hadn’t expected his bride to go all starry-eyed and giddy over their wedding. Still, this underwhelming response ticked him off a little.

“The fourth of what month, if you don’t mind me asking.”

The sarcasm went right over her head.

“October. Callie’s been getting threats, Brian.”

“Come again?”

“Someone’s sending her nasty emails. Very nasty emails.”

Brian bit out an oath. “Sit down,” he ordered. “I’ll make coffee while you give me the details.”

“I don’t know many.” Her forehead still creased, she slid onto one of the counter stools. “Just that Callie started getting threats a few months ago. She thinks they may be coming from a parent or guardian of one of the children she stood up for in court.”

“Did she report them to the police? Her supervisor at work?”

“Yes to both. She also told Joe Russo about them.”

“Joe? Good!”

“Callie opened up to him in Rome. Can you believe it? She told him before she told Kate or me.”

“Damn straight, I can believe it.” Brian dumped a scoopful of coffee into the filter, shoved down the lid and hit the on button. “Russo doesn’t say much, but I can tell you he’s the best I’ve ever encountered in his line of business. I would guess he’s good at extracting information.”

One way or another.

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