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The cool air blowing on his face on the ride back to Elena’s house did nothing to bring Jed’s temperature down. Not with her breasts mashed against his back, her hands pressing in on his abs and her thighs nestled against him.
All he could think about was that kiss, about the way she tasted, the way her body curled into his when he’d pulled her into his arms.
She’d asked him for sex. Goddamn. What the hell was he supposed to do about that—say no? He was undercover, his assignment to get close to her. This would bring him close to her, wouldn’t it? He’d just be completing the mission.
In a sort of unorthodox way.
He had to keep his head in the game. Unfortunately, the only head doing the thinking right now was the head of his dick, and it was like a divining rod. It wanted sweet, hot pussy, and knew it was right behind him. All the blood from his brain had rushed south, and his dick was doing all the thinking.
The assignment could wait. He was going to have sex with Elena tonight. Tomorrow he’d get back on task.
He rolled around the corner to the gallery, his eye instantly drawn to a dark flash skirting around the edge of her building. He laid on the throttle and Elena’s body tightened.
“Hold on,” he said to her as he kicked it into high gear, tore up the length of asphalt and careened around the corner, sliding to a stop. He threw the kickstand down and flew off the bike, tearing his helmet off.
The first thing he saw was the broken glass. He drew his gun, his gaze shooting to a shocked Elena, who climbed off the bike.
“Shit,” she said, surveying the damage.
He lifted the gun and half turned to her. “Call the cops.”
She stepped over the glass. “My alarm has an autodial to the police.”
“They cut your alarm or it’d be going off right now.”
She looked at him and nodded. “You’re right. Of course.” She dug into her bag and pulled out her phone, made the call, gave the police the information.
“Come with me. Stay right with me, right behind me. And don’t touch anything.”
“Okay.”
Normally he’d leave her outside while he went in to check everything out, but he wasn’t taking a chance on leaving her vulnerable until he knew whether or not this had been a simple breaking and entering, or something else.
He stepped through the wrenched open door and walked inside.
It was a mess. The glass case in front was broken. It had been a smash and run. They hadn’t wanted to linger too long. Probably someone looking to make a quick score and get out, but they knew enough to bypass her security system and bust in through the front door. He inched in farther, looking through the shop toward the back rooms. Nothing disturbed back there. By then he heard the sirens and moved back outside, sliding the gun into his pants.
Elena was right on his heels.
“You have a gun,” she said.
“Yeah. I’m in the security business, remember? And I’m licensed to carry.”
She nodded. “Right. Of course.” She pulled her hair back with both hands. “I’m not thinking clearly right now.”
Jed gave a long look to the broken glass and then to the street before turning his attention back to her. “They’re long gone, probably took off as soon as they saw my bike.”
“Goddammit. I’ve never had a break-in before.”
The police arrived, and Jed stayed out of the way while they did their job and took Elena’s statement. Jed told them what he knew, that he’d seen only a shadow of movement as they turned the corner, but nothing else. It took a few hours for them to fingerprint the place. Jed made arrangements for boards to go up to cover up the broken glass, and he got a replacement lock and put that in on the front door.
When the police and fingerprints unit left, he turned to Elena. Purplish circles shadowed her eyes.
“You look wiped out. I should let you get some rest.”
“Wait.”
He stopped.
