Charmingly Wicked by Teresa Gabelman

Author:Teresa Gabelman [Gabelman, Teresa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Teresa Gabelman

Chapter 11

After dinner they all moved outside to the firepit where Thorne had started a nice fire. It was a warm night with a slight cool breeze. While the men had another beer, her father included, she drank a glass of wine with Wicked.

“So, what do you do, Vance?” Her father asked leaning toward the fire.

“I’m a security consultant.” Vance replied looking at ease. “Mostly for large corporations, but I do have some smaller scale company clients.”

“Is there much of a need for that kind of service in such a small town?” He asked, and Angel smiled. One thing about her father was he never met a stranger. He could talk to anyone about anything. When Angel once mentioned that fact he laughed and said you could learn more about life by talking to people than you could in any book. Made sense if you really thought about it.

“Well, you have bigger cities such as Cincinnati, Columbus, Lexington and Louisville.” Vance answered, then glanced her way before looking back at her father. “I took a contract in New York for a big firm. Once I determine what kind of system they need I hire local security teams to implement the plan.”

“Can you work remotely or do you have to stay there until the job is complete?” Her dad took a slow drink of his beer.

“This one I’m not sure yet, but most of the time I can work remotely as soon as I have the right people on the job. I leave in two weeks. I was actually supposed to be there now, but everything got moved back.” Vance then smiled knowingly. “You were a cop?”

Her father laughed loudly, then gave Vance a nod of respect. “And how did you know that?”

“Just a hunch.” Vance chuckled.

“You were a cop?” Wicked gasped then frowned. “Wait a minute. You used to work for a company doing something or another.”

“After you were taken and the police wouldn’t do anything I joined the force.” He gave Wicked a sad smile. “Unfortunately, that didn’t last long before I got sick.”

“You became a cop because of me?” Wicked sat up straighter. “I’m sorry.”

“Sorry? What are you sorry for?” He narrowed his eyes at her.

“Well, for a few things actually, but mostly because you aren’t going to be very proud of some of the things I did in my past.” Wicked grimaced.

“Wicked I’m proud of you no matter what.” Their father tilted his head. “And I only became a cop hoping to find you.”

The sound of cries came over the baby monitor that sat on the table. Wicked stood and walked toward their father. She leaned down and kissed his cheek. “Thanks, dad.”

Thorne also stood grabbing the baby monitor. “Sorry, but parent duty calls.”

“Yeah, the beer is starting to hit so I best make my way to bed before Thorne has to carry me there.” Their father stood and wobbled slightly, but Vance stood quickly to steady him.

“You want me to help you, sir?” Vance asked, still holding onto their father.

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