Vigilant by Angel Lawson

Author:Angel Lawson [Lawson, Angel]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 1484187210
Published: 2013-04-20T06:00:00+00:00

FOURTEEN

Nick accepted Ari’s invitation into her home that night. She didn’t push it—keeping it friendly, in the common areas. He helped her make dinner, including enough for Oliver when he finally straggled in around nine, beat from a long day of work.

“I know you make an okay salary, so I was wondering why you lived with Ari,” Nick said, taking the last bite of his dinner. “Now I know. That was amazing.”

Oliver rubbed his flat stomach. “She feeds me well.”

“Yeah, but Oliver kills spiders and mows the lawn,” Ari said.

“You two sound like you’ve been married for years.”

“Eh,” Oliver said, removing plates from the dinner table. They only used the table when they had company, preferring to eat on the couch. “She’ll be hard to replace, but I feel confident she’ll teach my wife how to make my favorite meals.”

Ari picked up the dishtowel and swatted him on the backside. “You wish.”

“I do,” he said, popping a kiss on her forehead. “If it’s okay, I’m gonna leave this to you guys. I’ve got a crap-ton of work to do before tomorrow.”

Ari followed him out of the kitchen and into the living room where he’d left his briefcase and a stack of paperwork. Nick stayed behind and continued rinsing dishes.

“What’s going on with all that? Late hours and extra work?” Ari asked.

Oliver gave her a mischievous grin and whispered, “I’m up for a promotion, but I’ve got to get this case prepared or it won’t happen.”

“That’s great!” she yelled before clapping her hand over her mouth. “Sorry, why the big secret?”

“I just don’t want anyone to know in case it falls through.”

Ari looked over her shoulder at Nick. “Are you still being competitive? Because I think you have him beat out in the job department. No way a court-appointed attorney makes as much as someone with a massive law firm.”

“Nah, it’s just a big deal case and I’m not allowed to talk about it. He’ll ask too many questions.” Oliver ran a hand through his curly hair.

“Well, I’m proud of you. And good luck.” She gave him a fast hug. “We’ll keep it quiet out here so we don’t disturb you.”

“Out here or in there?” He nodded to her bedroom.

“Gross.”

“I’m just asking, because last time it was hard not to notice. Anyway, I like to know if there’s any chance of walking into a half-naked guy at 3:00 a.m.”

“Shhh!” The last thing Nick needed to hear was about how loud he’d been the last time he was there. When, of course, that wasn’t him. “You promised not to mention it and it’s not like I haven’t had that pleasure a million times.”

He frowned. “I’ve never had a half-naked dude over.”

Ari hit him playfully on the arm. “Stop it and go work.”

“Yes, ma’am.”

When she entered the kitchen, Nick asked, “What’s going on?”

“Nothing, just roommate stuff.” She picked up a pot and began scrubbing it in the sink. “Thanks for coming over. Sometimes the job gets to me, you know?”

“I definitely know,” he said, standing behind her and wrapping his arms around her waist.

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