Better Watch Out: A Defensemen Romantic Holiday Adventure (Book 1) by Natalie Walters

Author:Natalie Walters [Walters, Natalie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: TNK Publications
Published: 2023-10-16T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

Andrew made quick work of ordering a pizza from Geno’s and then sent another message to the Defensemen group. He’d sent one in the Uber on the ride back from Bryant Park asking for the FBI’s status on locating Jimmy Strazza but all he got back was “They’re working on it.”

He glanced over to where Frannie was talking to someone at the airline She was staring out the window, which gave him the opportunity to figure out what he was doing. He didn’t need to stay here to keep an eye on her. He could easily slip into The Peninsula’s security office and monitor Frannie’s safety from behind a bank of television screens and the hundreds of security cameras around the hotel.

Guests needed a hotel key to access the hotel floors but if someone wanted to get to Frannie bad enough, they’d find a way. He prayed that wasn’t going to be the case. He prayed that his jumpy behavior that had them squished together in a less-than-appropriate way for two people who just met was due to an overactive imagination on his part.

But was it overactive? Sure, the man he’d seen following him and Frannie did have a similar build to the guy in the leather jacket, but what about the other three men? Doug had always told them to trust their gut when it came to personal protection. The body’s innate sense of danger was rarely wrong … except today.

And even though Andrew didn’t hate the feeling of her body next to his, or the way her touch stoked a fire in him, his mistake didn’t lend to professionalism.

Andrew dropped his gaze to his cell phone again. He really needed the FBI to figure out who was behind the threat to the Malones and whether the Adonis family was involved.

“I’m stuck here until Monday.” Frannie plopped down on the couch and sighed.

There was a buzzing noise in his ears. “You’re not leaving tomorrow?” She looked up at him and he saw a flicker of hurt in her eyes, which he immediately regretted causing. “Is the airport expected to be closed tomorrow?”

“No.” Her expression cleared. “I just don’t carry enough status to warrant the first available flight to D.C., and since I missed the call earlier, they filled all of the available seats for Sunday and the next available isn’t until Monday night.”

“Oh man, I’m sorry.” Andrew moved next to her, careful to keep a respectable distance between them. His fingers still tingled from the way she’d reached out to comfort him earlier, but he needed to keep the line securely drawn in the sand … er, rather the snow. “You don’t need to worry about a place to stay. Your reservation here is for as long as you need it.”

“It doesn’t feel right. This place is expensive and—”

“And nothing, Frannie. You’re staying here and tomorrow we’re going to see about checking off more of your bucket list.”

Her eyes lit up. “Wait, really?”

There wasn’t much of a choice

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