Touch of Red by Griffin Laura

Author:Griffin, Laura
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Pocket Books
Published: 2017-10-31T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 16

Brooke awoke to an annoying buzz.

Sean’s phone.

The bed shifted as he got up, and she turned her face into the pillow, shutting out reality for just a few more minutes of sleep. . . .

“Brooke.”

The mattress sank, and she opened her eyes. She was in Sean’s bedroom, surrounded by deliciously cool sheets that smelled like him.

“Brooke, honey, wake up.”

She lifted her head. He was sitting on the edge of the bed in jeans. No shirt. Yellow light spilled in from the bathroom.

“What is it?” She sat up and pulled the sheet with her.

“I’ve got a callout. I need to run you home.”

She processed the words as she glanced around the room. Where the hell were her clothes?

He stood, fastening his jeans. Then he reached for a shirt draped over a chair in the corner.

She spied a pile of her clothes on the end of the bed. He must have brought them in here while she was dozing. She grabbed her sweatshirt and dragged it on. “What time is it?”

“Six fifteen. Can you be ready in five minutes? We have to hit it.”

“Yeah.” She stood up and winced.

“You okay?”

“Yeah.”

It was like a hangover, but different. She felt stiff and groggy, as though she’d slept for days, but it had only been a few hours. Her knees were bruised from tackling Cameron Spence to the ground, and the cut on her elbow burned.

She spent several minutes in the bathroom, trying unsuccessfully to avoid the mirror. She looked horrid, and she wished she had a ponytail holder to do something with her hair. She twisted it into a knot and returned to the bedroom to look for her boots. She found them in the living room, along with her socks.

Brooke sank onto the sofa to put them on as Sean stood by the fireplace, talking on his phone and watching her.

He ended the call as she stood and grabbed her purse. “Ready.”

Sean led her out to the driveway. The air was cool and damp, but the rain had stopped and the sky was beginning to lighten.

They rode in silence as Brooke’s brain clicked into gear. From Sean’s end of the conversation, it sounded like a homicide. Something near the lake. Brooke checked her phone. She hadn’t received anything yet, but the detectives often got the call first. Anyway, it might not involve the Delphi Center.

She stared out the window at the slick pavement that shimmered purple and pink as the sky brightened.

“Sorry to wake you.”

“No problem.”

She glanced at him. He looked remarkably alert for having been asleep ten minutes ago. Brooke had developed the same skill over the years, but this morning she felt off.

He turned onto her street, and her stomach twisted. Casual. No pressure. But what did that mean in the light of day? She’d spent the night naked in his arms, and she felt a wave of panic as she remembered everything they’d done together.

He swung into her driveway, and she had the door open before he came to a halt.

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