Wallflowers:Three of a Kind by CP Smith

Author:CP Smith [Smith, CP]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: CP Smith
Published: 2016-11-20T18:30:00+00:00

Eight

Granddaddy’s a Dick

A KNOCK ON THE bathroom door pulled my attention away from my reflection in the mirror.

“Baby, I have to leave.”

Baby.

I closed my eyes and drank in the sound of it. Every time he called me baby, warmth shrouded me like a cocoon, and I felt safe.

I looked back at my reflection. My cheeks were flushed, my eyes bright from sexual arousal. Turning my head from side to side, I smiled at the results. It was a look I’d never seen on my face.

“Calla?” Devin rumbled in his gravelly voice. It reached through the door to wrap around my body, heating it instantly, just like his touch.

I liked how this felt.

No. I loved how this felt, and I wanted more.

Turning, I tightened the tie on my robe and ripped the door open. Devin was leaning one arm against the jamb, his face painted with concern.

I wanted to dip my head and hide, feeling shy at how close we’d come to making love. Instead, I walked into his body and wrapped my arms around his waist, dropping my head back so I could touch my lips to his.

He wrapped a hand in my hair and tugged gently, his gaze moving over my face, searching, trying to read my thoughts. So I licked my lips in invitation. Heat flared across his expression, and he mumbled, “Jesus,” before capturing my mouth for a brief, but very hot kiss.

“I have to leave,” he gruffed out. “Swear to God I wouldn’t if it wasn’t important.”

“I know.” I wanted to ask him if his reason for leaving was about Maria, considering she was his only case, but I could tell he didn’t want to talk about the call.

“I want you to sleep at your aunts’ tonight.”

My brows drew together. “What? Why?”

“We’ll talk about it later. Just do this for me. I don’t want you alone ‘til I know what’s goin’ on,” he explained.

I searched his face. His jaw was taut and his eyes burned with anger. Something was going on that I didn’t understand, but I trusted him, so I yielded immediately. “I’ll grab a bag for work and head right up.”

He’d expected me to argue, that much was clear when his body relaxed and he leaned down and touched his lips to mine, his way of saying thank you for not questioning him.

Wrapping his arm around my shoulder, he walked me to my front door. “Locks engaged until you leave. Don’t answer the door for anyone, and call your aunts and let them know you’re on your way up, so they’ll keep an eye out for you.”

What has him spooked?

“I know you won’t tell me what’s going on, but you’re scaring me a little.”

“I’d rather you be scared than dead,” he returned frankly.

I knew then, knew to my very core. “They found Maria, didn’t they?” I choked out, trembling as my blood ran cold with fear.

He didn’t answer. He pulled me into his arms and held me tight until the shaking calmed to a minor tremor.

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