Transactions we Expose by Chelsea Michelle & A.M. Heath & Amanda Tero

Author:Chelsea Michelle & A.M. Heath & Amanda Tero [Michelle, Chelsea & Heath, A.M. & Tero, Amanda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-10-19T00:00:00+00:00

Michelle

“You didn’t poison any of these muffins, did you?” Jeremy asked, fingering the homey basket I had prepared for Aiden and Lisa.

It was Saturday afternoon, and I was preparing to pay a sweet visit to a new friend of mine. Or something like that.

“Don’t be ridiculous.”

He eyed them, then me.

“What?”

Jeremy shrugged.

I slid closer to him, eyes narrowing. “Are you still trying to figure me out?”

His grin lifted. “Well, do you blame me?”

I giggled. “I guess not. But I’m not a dangerous person if that’s what worries you.”

“No, just nosing around where you’re not supposed to.”

“That’s only dangerous if the person snooping is devious.”

He traced my movements and peered down at me when I stood in front of him. “But if the one you’re snooping on wants to retaliate, that would be dangerous for you.”

“That’s why you’ll be there to protect me. You won’t let him hurt me, will you?”

“Of course not,” he said, his voice deliciously husky, matching that yummy manly scent of his. “But he could come at you another day in a thousand other ways. Doesn’t that scare you?”

I shook my head. “No. Not really. I don’t know, I just … I know what I’m doing is right, and I need to be in there. I’m not afraid. It’s weird. I’m terrified of being jumped for no reason at all. But … when there’s justice on the line … I don’t know. I feel like nothing can touch me, and I’m not afraid to face evil.”

His eyes took on a fresh look of awe as he smiled down at me. “You’re something, you know that?”

I nudged him. “You’ve called me that before.”

“Well, I meant it,” he whispered.

“Urg,” Chelsea groaned, passing the kitchen. “If I’m going to be listening in on this call, the two of you better not be flirting the whole time.”

Jeremy straightened. “Yes, ma’am.”

I snorted a laugh. “Ma’am?” I mouthed back.

Chelsea grumbled and sank down on one of the puzzle chairs.

“What?” he said with a laugh. “She unnerves me.”

“My sister unnerves you?”

“A little bit, yeah.”

I repositioned the bow on the basket. “You know what I’ve noticed?”

“What’s that?”

“All of our dates revolve around investigating. … Do you think you might want to take me out sometime for something normal?”

Behind Jeremy, I saw Chelsea scrunch her nose in disgust and shoot a hostile look in our direction.

Correction. In my direction.

“I’d love to. Oh, that reminds me. I’m going out of town tomorrow. I’ll be gone for a couple of days.”

I frowned. “So it won’t be anytime soon, then.”

“As soon as I get back, I promise.”

I started to answer, but Chelsea cut me off.

“Are y’all about ready to leave?” Chelsea asked, glaring from the puzzle table.

Jeremy gave me a nod.

“Sure.”

I reached for the basket of muffins.

Chelsea rose from the table and folded her arms across her chest, making the moment I wanted to fill with warm, manly embraces all the more awkward.

“Be careful,” he whispered.

“You’ll have my back?”

“You know it.”

A warm thrill raced down my spine at his words. This was exactly what I needed.

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