Fix Her Up: A Novel by Tessa Bailey

Author:Tessa Bailey [Bailey, Tessa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Avon
Published: 2019-06-10T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

Danika

Let it never be said that Danika Silva backs down from a challenge, huh?

It’s Thursday evening—exactly twenty-four hours since my public sex-capades—and I’m dressed in my pajamas, hair wet from my shower. I’m on the edge of my bed with the door closed, muffled sounds from the television reaching me through the door. I’m flipping my cell phone up and down in my hand, working up the nerve to check in with the lieutenant. A.k.a. Greer. A.k.a. the Grim Reaper. A.k.a. the Orgasm Donor.

Underneath my nightshirt, goose bumps lift on every inch of my skin. God, I’ve been like this all day. As if I’m sharing a filthy secret with my panties. But I can’t give in and do another mental replay of the backseat boogie, because I need to focus on the upcoming phone call. Not to mention, the gauntlet I threw down last night.

The lieutenant made the mistake of opening up to me about his ex-partner, about the fact that the job is getting to him, and now he’s not just my instructor. Not just the badass with bazooka biceps and a scowl. He’s real. He’s a man who hesitates to fire on someone even though they’re drawing a gun. He’s a man who buys me stamps, mourns the loss of his friend, leads a book club and runs interference for my cousin with the department.

All these things have doubled my attraction to him.

And quadrupled my chances of getting hurt.

But there’s something inside me that won’t let Greer push me away. It would be the easy way out, wouldn’t it? Sure, we could have a few more accidents where I trip and find myself impaled on his lap. We’d go our separate ways afterwards and call it a slipup.

Here’s the thing, though. I don’t want to do that. What we did under the rumbling shadow of the FDR Drive felt like the furthest thing from an accident. And I’m not going to pretend Greer is a waste of my time. He’s not. The guy who bought me stamps, commended me in front of my parents and avoided taking a suspect’s life at the risk of his own? If I don’t try and convince him the world won’t end if he’s happy, I’ll regret it.

Greer didn’t sign on for more of me, but I can’t shake the feeling he wants more. Even if he’s afraid to admit it.

Flipping the phone one more time for good measure, I finally give in and hit call on the lieutenant’s number, burying a nervous squeal in my throat. This is the guy I got naked for last night, and I totally, totally got the last word. Why am I nervous? Ahhhh.

One ring. “I am calm. I am cool. I am woman, hear me roar—”

“Good to know.”

My heart shoots into my throat. When did he answer? “Come on. Don’t you say hello?”

“My caller ID told me who it was.”

I can gauge exactly nothing by his tone of voice. In the background, there’s a lot of scraping chairs and crackling radios, so I know he’s at the precinct.

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