Thunderclap by Dez Burke

Author:Dez Burke
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dez Burke
Published: 2021-03-07T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

Sam

“You’re early,” Lila says when I arrive at her house. “I’ve been out for a run and I’m all sweaty. Don’t look at me until I take a shower.”

“No complaints from me about how you look,” I say, pulling her in for a quick kiss. The tight sports bra and running shorts show off her curves perfectly.

“I’m serious,” she says. “I have to take a shower first before dinner. If you want a snack, there is butter pecan ice cream in the freezer and chocolate syrup on the counter. I’ll hurry.”

“Take your time,” I say. “I’ll eat a bowl of ice cream or two.”

“Don’t spoil your appetite,” she calls out from the hallway.

I wait until I hear the sound of the shower running before glancing around for her phone. It’s not on the kitchen table, so I quietly sneak into the bedroom where I spot it on the dresser. With any luck, I’ll be able to see how often she’s checking in with the ATF.

I flip open the phone and immediately the screen prompts me for a four-digit code.

Shit!

This is hopeless, and I’m not even going to attempt it. I put the phone back where I found it and go back to the kitchen. Grabbing a bowl out of the cabinet, I add two scoops of ice cream and a generous helping of chocolate syrup.

I’m halfway through my second bowl of ice cream when Lila stomps into the kitchen with a pissed off look on her face. She holds up her cell phone.

“Did you try to get into my phone while I was in the shower?” she asks.

Damn!

Opening her phone was stupid and a mistake. Of course she would know if I touched it. She probably set me up just to see if I would try. One look at her face tells me that lying isn’t an option.

“Yeah, sorry,” I reply. “How did you know?”

She glares at me for a moment before answering.

“The phone has a program that alerts me if anyone tries to open it. Were you checking up on me?” She crams the phone in her back pocket. “Just so you know, I don’t go for the jealous, stalker type of guy. I don’t understand what you hoped to find. Were you afraid I was texting other men or something?”

Texting other men? Oh hell no!

The thought had never occurred to me until she mentioned it.

I feel like I’ve had the breath knocked out of me.

What if she has a boyfriend or even a husband in her real life? Here I’ve been thinking it’s just the two of us involved in this game. A game that I’m enjoying way too much considering the high stakes involved.

If there is another man in her life, I need to know right now.

This puts an entirely different spin on things, and I don’t like it.

Not one bit.

I can’t let her see how unsettled I am by the idea.

“Hell no, I wasn’t checking up on you,” I say with a laugh. “That’s the kind of shit women do.

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