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Kelly stood up, and he was struck by the smoky eyes and dark cranberry lipstick. He’d never seen her face like that. Her black top was tight and low-cut, the bottom flaring out over her hips. She had on a wide black belt, drawing attention to her slim waist. Hank was blocking the rest, but the change was so stark, he had to blink several times to make sure it was really her.
“You can leave the contracts on the desk,” she said, coolly.
That knocked Chris out of his stupor and he set them where she’d pointed almost timidly.
“Sure.” Very much aware of Hank’s gaze following the two of them, Chris said, “Kelly, I was wondering if I could make an appointment to talk to you.”
She shrugged nonchalantly. “You can check with my assistant, but I think I’m pretty busy until the Valdez wedding next week.”
“And helping me plan my sister’s wedding,” Hank said.
Chris stood awkwardly, and the longer he was there, the more he wanted to punch Hank in his smug, stupid face.
“I’ll check with your assistant. You two have a good day.”
“You too, Chris,” Kelly said.
Hank wiggled his fingers at him. “Toodle-oo.”
He stepped into the hallway, closing the door behind him and didn’t bother checking with Samantha. From Kelly’s cold demeanor, she still hadn’t forgiven him and wasn’t ready to talk.
But damn, what was going on with her total makeover, stone-cold fox edition?
He left the building and headed back to his truck. This was his last appointment of the day, mostly because he’d thought that Kelly and he would have a lot to talk about.
Seems like he’d been wrong.
Chris drove home, and he couldn’t shake the image of Kelly leaning over Hank, her hair basically falling into his lap. His hands tightened on the steering wheel. Was that what her new look was about? Was she taking it to the next level with Hank? It had only been five days since they’d been together!
He didn’t like it. Didn’t like that she could move onto someone new so fast.
Chris walked through the front door of his home, and as he passed by the couch, Fungi leaped onto the back of it and sprang at him like a tiny ninja assassin.
“Hey!” Chris caught him up in his hands, and held him a few inches from his face, giving the kitten a mock scowl. “You want a piece of me, small fry?”
Fungi’s chest vibrated against the palm of his hand, reaching his paws out toward him in a stretch. It was as though Chris’s very touch had rendered him lazy.
Chris tucked him in against his chest and walked into the kitchen, planning on making dinner.
His cell rang in his pocket and to his surprise it was Luke Jessup, Marley Stevenson’s fiancée. Luke was a Sheriff’s deputy and a nice guy who always invited him to poker night with a bunch of cops and Dustin Kent, but Chris wasn’t in the mood to gamble tonight.
“Hey Luke. What’s up?”
“Hey, man. Was gonna hit up Shotguns for burgers and beers. Wanna join me?”
Chris wasn’t really in the mood for company, but beers and burgers sounded better than the leftover Subway sandwich in his fridge.
“Sure, when are you heading over?”
“I need about a half an hour to change out of my uniform and then I’m getting the hell out of dodge. Marley is hosting a book club tonight, and told me I need to vacate the premises.”
Chris laughed. “Fun. What book are they reading?”
“Fuck if I know. All I do know is if I’m around while Marley has a group of women over, there is a good chance I’ll be man-bashed.”
“Pretty sure Marley loves you and wouldn’t bash you.”
“Yeah, but a lot of her friends are going through some nasty breakups and if they even catch a man’s scent, they are like lions with an injured gazelle.”
