Investigate Away by Jen Talty

Author:Jen Talty
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jen Talty

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“Oh, for fuck’s sake, stop acting like you’re so pissed off at me.” Jag pulled back the comforter on his full-size bed. He used to have a king in his apartment in Seattle, but living alone, with no girlfriend and no desire to have a warm body spend the night, what did he need a huge bed for?

Besides, while the master suite was massive with an extended sitting room and deck, the actual bedroom part was pretty cramped, and anything bigger than a queen wouldn’t allow for even a nightstand on both sides.

“I am angry. You assumed, for the second time in two days, that I would be okay sleeping with you.”

“That’s not true.” He stood at the foot of the bed with his hands on his hips, wearing only his sweatpants, while she wore only his undershirt and maybe a tiny thong underneath, but he couldn’t tell. “When we went camping, I had the room divider and two separate sleeping bags.”

“That you zipped together.” She held up her hand. “And are you going to deny you told Ziggy that I wouldn’t mind sharing your bed?”

He chuckled. “Well, no. But that was me telling my sister what she wanted to hear. Seriously, I have no problem sleeping on the sofa in the sitting room. Or if that’s too close, I’ll go to the couch in the family room.”

“You’d really do that?”

“Go look in the other room.” He stepped to the side so she could get a good look at the pullout that he hadn’t made yet, but he’d put out all the necessary bedding.

“Oh. I see.”

“So I’ll sleep there. If you want. But I don’t want to. I’d much rather sleep with you.” He’d lost his mind.

And his heart.

He knew he’d never get either of them back, so he figured he might as well enjoy her while he could. Soon enough, she’d be walking out of his life again, and there wasn’t a damn fucking thing he could do about it.

At least this time they’d be able to leave on good terms.

That might make it easier for him to pick up the pieces and fake a life.

“That is about the most passive-aggressive thing you’ve ever done,” she said with a laugh as she climbed between the sheets. “I’m not going to kick you out of your own bed.”

“So you’re going to share it with me?”

“What the hell does it look like I’m doing?” she asked. “Now kindly tell me what you thought of the interview with Jackie and of Bailey’s stupid piece on us.”

Normally, he’d shed the sweats, but that would really be presumptuous, and he wasn’t about to assume that just because she was willing to rest her head next to him that she wanted sex. If that were the case, she’d have to initiate it.

And even then, maybe he should turn her down.

Like that might be possible.

He sat on the edge of the bed, contemplating where he might actually sleep.

“Let’s start with Bailey.” He rubbed his temples. “It wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be.

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