Sighs by the Sea: A Single Dad Romantic Comedy (Surf Shack Series Book 3) by Andrea Goeppert

Author:Andrea Goeppert [Goeppert, Andrea]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Second Place Publishing
Published: 2024-08-15T00:00:00+00:00

Maggie

After Vanessa drops me off at my house, I quickly change into fresh clothes, sniffing my Grayson-scented shirt only twice—not enough to be creepy. Dabbing on a little makeup, I do a happy dance. This morning was fun—so much fun that I have a perma-smile on my lips. We didn't exactly make plans for another date, but the words "next time" linger in my mind.

There will be a repeat. Quite a few if I have it my way. If I need to show up naked on his doorstep repeatedly, I will. The thought makes my smile grow. He’d probably love that anyway. Once I'm more presentable, I text Harry for a ride, leaving my unreliable car in the garage to avoid breaking down on a Los Angeles freeway—a quick way to lose my mind, or my life. Fifteen minutes later, I get the text that Harry is here.

I strut out of the house with a pep in my step. When I slide into the passenger seat, Harry quirks a brow. "Walk of shame?" My late morning makes it clear I wasn’t home last night. No sense in lying about it.

"Yep. Are those donuts?" I point to the brown bag in the back seat as Harry pulls away from the curb. I have an uncanny ability to sniff out food in any situation, so my focus narrowed in on it before I even got inside the Crown Vic.

"Bagels. Slightly healthier." I nod and reach back. While I dip pieces into the tiny pot of cream cheese and take a bite, I notice we’re not driving toward the station.

"Where we headed?"

"Oh, you're going to love this. Guess word has gotten around that Axe is locked up."

"Oh yeah?" I can’t help the excitement in my voice. This might be the break we need.

"Yep. Someone wants to talk to us, about him."

"Sounds fun," I say, ripping another piece of my breakfast off. We might need a break in the case, but I hate visiting CIs in jail. "Known associate?"

"Bingo. Charley Stough." I run the name through my internal memory but come up blank. Since I practically memorized the entire case, that means he’s not in my file as a suspect, nor does he have any connection with our dead guys, Phillip Waters or Lucas Peterson.

While Harry battles forty minutes of congestion on the 405, I use my cell to gather what I can about Charley. Not much to go off of. He’s in for violating parole when he was caught with a gun and some cocaine. Six years left on his sentence. By the time Harry pulls into the parking lot, I have a good handle on who we’re talking to.

Getting out of the car, I have a spring in my step—sex does that to a person. "So, you gonna dish, or should I get out my lamp and phonebook?"

I bark out a laugh at his cliché version of an interrogation. "You got the notes?" He was the first person I called when we nabbed Axe.

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