Hot in Handcuffs by Day Sylvia; Black Shayla; Walker Shiloh

Author:Day, Sylvia; Black, Shayla; Walker, Shiloh [Day, Sylvia; Black, Shayla; Walker, Shiloh]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
ISBN: 9781101568958
Publisher: PENGUIN group
Published: 2012-07-03T04:00:00+00:00

THROUGH THE LENS of his camera, Jared stood on the street corner and photographed every possible angle from the phone booth.

“Seems so wide open,” Darcy said. “Where do you take an investigation from here?”

He lowered the camera. “Cross-check local businesses with Lion’s Bay residents. Check cab fares from that day and time and this general vicinity. He probably drove, but maybe he was cautious enough to take a cab from a parking garage to somewhere nearby. Of course, if he’s that careful, he probably paid cash, but we’ll tie off that thread to be sure.”

She looked at him grimly. “You’re keeping yourself busy while we wait for him to strike again.”

“Building a case.” He put the cap back on the lens and put the camera back in its bag. “I’m done. Hungry?”

“There’s a great little café around the corner, although we might have to wait a bit for a seat.”

“Let’s go.” He caught her hand and led her straight to the restaurant. It was crowded, with a line out front and a harried-looking hostess who instantly brightened when she saw him.

“Jared.” Tiffany smiled and grabbed a menu. “Just in time for your reservation.”

He felt Darcy’s grip tighten on his and knew she caught the undercurrent of familiarity. He didn’t have a reservation, but Tiffany always found a spot at the counter for him…and time after work when he was in the mood for more than food.

“For two,” he pointed out gently, pulling Darcy up to his side.

Tiffany’s brows rose and her smile widened. “Absolutely.”

“Uncomplicated and undemanding?” Darcy asked softly, following his urging to precede him to their table.

“Yes.” And suddenly far less appealing. Not that he didn’t note and appreciate Tiffany’s beauty. It just didn’t hold his attention. Instead, he found himself focused on the number of stares directed at Darcy. She looked like a million dollars and carried herself as if she was worth ten times that.

God, she was fucking hot as hell.

And he had it bad for her.

Jared pulled out her chair and took the one next to her rather than across the table. The smile she gave him was warm and it stayed warm as she accepted the menu from Tiffany.

“I know exactly what I’m getting,” she announced when they were alone.

“Do you come here often?”

“Only a couple times, but Jim ordered this phenomenal pasta once. I’ve been dying to get a plate of my own ever since.”

Jared set his camera on the table and made sure that when he spoke his voice was smooth and unchallenging. “I’m still not getting the Jim thing.”

She set her menu aside. “Back in high school, Jim was the hot older guy all the girls crushed on, and he was a fireman, which made him even sexier. When I moved back to Lion’s Bay, some of that adolescent infatuation was still there. Turned out he’d thought I was pretty hot, too, but I’d been jail bait before. We had unfinished business, so we wrapped it up. Like I said, it was never serious.

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