We were quiet then, neither of us needing to speak. Life went on outside the windows, but right then we were the only two who mattered. The lone sounds came from our hurried breathing and the motor on the refrigerator.
He took a deep breath, met my gaze, and smiled. “Okay, upstairs.”
“What?” I squealed as he rolled off the couch, grabbed me, and carried me up the spiral staircase. “Dane, we’re going to die.”
The staircase wobbled under us, but Dane made it safely. He placed me under the covers on the bed and crawled in next to me. He tucked me into his side, and I rested my head on his shoulder.
This wasn’t just sex. I’d had sex before. What we’d just done was something more. Reckless—we were coworkers—and grounding. Everything felt right in those moments.
I couldn’t guess what was going to happen next, but I wanted to do it with him by my side.
“What are you grinning about?” Dane asked, trailing his finger down my chest.
I smiled. “How hot you are.”
He barked out a laugh.
17
The memories of our previous night were still flooding my vision every time I closed my eyes the next morning. It also made it difficult to look at Dane. But I did it anyway.
Now that the sun was out again, we had to face yesterday’s problems.
“We need to go over the suspects,” I said as I accepted the iced coffee from Dane.
He must have run to the shop while I was in the shower.
“No bagel?” I’d gotten used to my morning bagel.
Dane smirked and pulled the small bag out from behind his back. “Of course.”
He handed it to me and then gave me a quick peck of a kiss on my lips. My eyes widened. So, we were going to be like that now?
I liked it.
My boss was going to kill me.
When he tried to pull away, I wrapped my arm around his neck and drew him close, deepening the kiss before I let him go.
Yeah, I definitely liked it.
“We need to find out who took the job after William’s death. I agree that’s a good path.” Dane sat beside me on the couch and propped his feet on the coffee table. I’m glad he got comfortable because he would not like my first suggestion.
My only suggestion.
“We could try the B&E thing again.” I tried to say it casually, so he wouldn’t freak out as much.
It didn’t work.
Dane jumped up from the couch. “What did you say?”
Did he really not hear me? I hedged my bets.
“We could try the B&E plan again?”
“Yeah, that’s what I thought you said.” Dane jerked his chin at me. “Just in case you ever wondered, this is why you’re reckless.”
“What? That’s not reckless. It’s investigation.” I took a bite of the bagel, letting the cream cheese calm my senses. Who doesn’t love an everything bagel with cream cheese?
