Sex, Lies and Surveillance by Stephanie Julian

Author:Stephanie Julian [Julian, Stephanie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Carina Press
Published: 2011-12-31T05:00:00+00:00

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Curb-to-curb traffic filled Vine Street and a horrendous symphony of beeping horns and machine noise made Janey’s head throb.

Pressing a hand to her temple, she tried to ease some of the pain. The doctor had said her dad’s blood pressure was elevated. Not a lot, and nothing to be worried about.

Yet.

“You okay, hon? You keep rubbing your head.”

“I’m fine.” She dropped her hand and turned to her dad. “Are the doctors sure you don’t need to have your prescription adjusted? Maybe we should get another opinion.”

“I don’t need another opinion. The doctors said it’s not that high.”

“Yeah, but how high is high enough to worry about?”

“Honey, I’m fine. End of discussion.”

She wanted to argue with him, but she knew that look. He’d had enough and no matter what else she said, he wasn’t going to listen.

She bit her tongue for the rest of the trip.

By the time she’d dropped her father at home and barreled through the front door of the office, she was ready to attack whatever problem she encountered head-on.

She wasn’t prepared to find herself alone with Mal. No brothers, no mother, no clients. Just Mal, sitting in his office, tapping away at the keyboard.

She knocked on his door, even though it was open, and watched that wary look he wore whenever she was around cross his face. But he did stop typing.

“Hey, Mal. Anything happen while I was gone?”

Like the network crashed and she needed to rip through it. Or the city codes enforcement office called to pick a fight over their last building inspection. Damn it, she hated that she couldn’t do anything for her dad. And she hated that she couldn’t figure out this man either.

With each kiss, each touch, she’d felt the world shudder to a stop. They hadn’t spoken since he’d made her come with only his fingers. And she couldn’t help but think maybe the reason he hadn’t called her yesterday was because he’d thought Saturday night was a mistake.

“No. All quiet. How’d the appointment go?”

“Fine. Dad’s fine.” He is.

“And you? You’re okay?”

Genuine concern lit in his eyes, as if he could read her anxiety. Here she thought she’d been covering it so well.

“I’m fine. No luck yesterday following Bennett?”

“No.” He gestured toward the screen. “I’ve been analyzing the last few letters, trying to find something. Jimmy wasn’t able to lift any prints, so I’m working forward from when they started.”

“I haven’t seen the letter he got last week. Want me to look over it?”

He blinked. “No. No, really, that’s okay. I’m sure you’ve got enough of your own work to do.”

Hmm. He really didn’t want her to see that letter.

She moved closer to his desk, closer to the open file on top. “Are you sure? I’ve got some time, if you need me for something.”

“Hey, Janey. Mal.” Jimmy stuck his head through the open door, startling her. “They called me halfway to Washington and canceled the meeting, so I’m gonna do some work. How was Dad’s appointment?”

“The doctor says he’s fine, though his blood pressure is a little elevated.

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