Vendetta by Nancy Holder

Author:Nancy Holder [Holder, Nancy]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Titan
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

Turntable.

Cat met Tess at her apartment, to find Tess wrapped in a bathrobe, her hair up, and nearly every item of clothing she owned strewn on her bed. Misty perfume hung in the air.

“Tess, this isn’t a date,” she said.

Tess gave her a look. “I can’t hide my feelings for you any longer, Catherine Chandler. Every stakeout, every canvass… they’ve been like dates to me.” She dimpled. “J.T. said he’ll meet us there and introduce us around. We won’t just be the cops. We’ll be the friends of a regular.”

Cat liked that plan. “As my dad always said, ‘You catch more flies with honey.’”

“Speaking of your family, does Heather know any of this stuff? About Reynolds being your birth father?” Tess asked her as she picked up a turquoise top then put it down and examined a white blouse.

Cat picked up a red satin blouse with black inserts. “You should wear this. You look good in red. And no. When she moved to Florida, I knew it would make my life easier, if emptier. But that was back when the only secret I had to hide was that Vincent was a beast. I can’t imagine juggling all my other secrets, too, if she was still living with me.”

“Then maybe they shouldn’t be secrets,” Tess said. “Next time you get together, maybe you should tell her.” After a beat, she added, “I told J.T. about his coffee.” Cat raised her brows. “And?” Tess lifted up one of the piles of clothes and extracted a burgundy gift bag. Inside the bag was a box, and inside the box was a French press.

“He’ll be thrilled.” Cat was sincere.

“I know, right?” Tess said. “A present from a hot babe.” She put the press back in the box, the box in the bag.

“I think this is the first time either one of us has brought a present to an investigation.” Cat nodded approvingly as Tess modeled the red blouse. “It’s perfect.”

* * *

J.T. checked the time on his phone. Tess and Cat were supposed to meet him at 9 p.m. and it was nearly 9.03. Rationally, he understood that three minutes was a trivial amount of time to wait, but ever since Vincent had lost his temper and beasted during the blackout, he had felt a little needier about connecting with the people who mattered to him. And those people were Tess.

9.04.

“They are… wow,” J.T. said.

Tess and Cat sailed into the busy club together. He could tell that his eyes were actually bulging. Tess looked so beautiful that his knees gave way. Red was her color. But black was nice too. Also white. And blue. And… no colors. Flesh color. Turntable was lit with dozens of candles on a score of tables. The warm glow made Tess look radiant. She was so hot.

Tess gave him a wave and he really wanted to walk over to meet them but he had momentarily forgotten how to walk. Or breathe. A warm rush of happiness pushed a little grin across his features as he waved back.

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