Page 29 of Property of Heart

Digby shrugs.“Six months ago.”

Six months?I raise my eyebrow at Fatal.Six fucking months ago.That’s way before Rob got close to Lina.The timeframe doesn’t make any fucking sense.Which also means we were looking in the wrong place at Lina’s warehouse.If this happened six months ago it isn’t considered recent.Which means they must have seen something to put their attention at Lina.

“Why go after Rob and my old lady?”I question when there’s a soft knock on the door and simultaneously Fatal’s phone gives a notification of an incoming message.

Fatal checks his phone.“The van’s here.”

Digby shifts and grumbles, “I saw the big ugly clock sitting in Lina’s vintage store, the one the man with the coins had sitting across from the stairs.Next to it was a statue that was once his as well.I knew she must have been the one who bought all of his stuff.”

“So, you assumed she had the coins,” I conclude.

They both bob their heads.Fucking hell, what a damn shitshow.

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

–LINA –

“Never,” I honestly tell her.

Norie’s head whips my way and the wooden spoon she was holding to stir the pot of chili we made falls from her hand.“Seriously?”

We’re talking about giving a guy a blow job.I’ve never let myself get close to anyone.Well, Rob was the first guy I somewhat became friendly with...mostly because he kept showing up.It’s a harsh reminder not to have relationships of any kind.

Until Karev tied me to Heart.Heart comes with a load of people, and Norie is definitely one of my favorite people here.We’ve been talking every day and always have fun.Small talk, real discussions, comfortable silences, and jokes.This blow job discussion came from a joke, but it quickly turns to a real one now.

It’s why I honestly admit, “I’ve read about it, but it makes me think about all the things I don’t like.You know, when you take a sip right out of a milk carton and it went bad.All the chunky...”

“Ew, gross.”Norie wrinkles her nose and shivers.“Yet, it makes sense, you know?When you’ve never given a blow job the comparison to spoiled milk isn’t too far-fetched...okay, a bit overboard, and...yuck.Shit.Can you imagine having his cum in your mouth and you think of spoiled milk and then you throw up?”

I chuckle.“Like having a mouthful and hold up your finger as if to say, ‘give me a sec’ and speedwalk to the bathroom, but don’t quite make it.Or try to swallow it anyway and burp and gag.”

“And he sees your face filled with disgust.Sexy, right?”Norie laughs and I laugh right along with her.

A voice barks, “The fuck?”

Followed by, “I was gonna ask the same damn thing.”