The Code Enforcer by Valerie J. Clarizio

Author:Valerie J. Clarizio
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Mystery, Military, Crime, Family
Publisher: VJC Books
Published: 2019-06-24T16:00:00+00:00

"EXACTLY WHO ARE YOU hoping to see tonight?" Her best friend asked.

Markie turned and looked at her to find her knowing, inquisitive gaze nearly smiling. "Huh?"

"Hmm, let's see. You're wearing eye shadow, which happens rarely, the earrings are even rarer. You've looked in the mirror at least ten times in the past five minutes. And don't even get me started on the fact you curled your hair. I didn't even know you owned a curling iron let alone knew how to style going out hair."

Her cheeks heated. She could lie to her friend about hoping she'd see Bryce at O'Malley's tonight, but she wasn't good at lying, and her bestie would see through anything she made up. They'd been friends for too many years for her to hide the truth.

After a few ticks of the clock, Amber filled the silence. "Fine. Keep your little secret for now. I'll figure it out."

"Can we just go?"

"Sure."

They loaded into Amber's car and headed to O'Malley's.

Typical for a Saturday night, the parking lot was nearly full. Markie's heart skipped a beat at the sight of Lori Holloway's car parked near the entrance. If she was in there, perhaps the entire dart team was as well. They were a tight group. It likely meant that Bryce was in there, too.

She and Amber slipped through the back door and squeezed their way through the crowd until they reached the bar. They each ordered a mug of beer. Markie lifted the glass to her lips as she scanned over the top of the rim to scope out the clientele. Sure enough, Lori and some of her teammates were sitting at a table near the dartboards. No Bryce, though. Maybe he just wasn't here yet.

Her friend shouldered her. "I wonder if that hottie Bryce is here."

Markie's pulse picked up at the sound of his name. "Probably. The rest of his dart team is here," she said, making every effort to keep her tone in check so her comrade wouldn't figure her out.

Every man’s gazes were on Amber as she moved toward the dartboards. She reached out and grabbed her model-grade friend's upper arm. "Where are you going?"

Her friend’s eyebrows drew together. "Over by Bryce's gang."

This wasn't the first time her bestie had made reference to Bryce being a hottie, or the first time she intentionally placed herself in his line of sight. But so far, the city planner hadn't taken the bait.

"Oh."

"You don't want to go over there?"

Of course she did. That's why she was out tonight in the first place. Since O'Malley's was their league sponsor, his team hung out there regularly. This was a way to see Bryce and attempt to be discreet about it.

She released her friend's thin arm and followed her. "Yeah, I guess it's okay."

Amber stepped up between Phil and Doug; both immediately offered their chairs to her. She passed on the offers as she stepped around the other side of the tall table and stood between Lori and Mike. Lori scooted her chair over a bit.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.