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COLTON
Iwas on edge. There was a break-in at Easton’s ReSail store, similar to the others in the area. I didn’t like not making headway on the investigation.
I needed to talk to Remi and tell her how important it was that she remember to arm her alarm system and that she walk with someone for her deposits in the evening.
Glancing at my phone for the time, I saw it was ten. Her store closed at six. Knowing she was probably home by now, I pulled the address from her police report and headed over there.
Parking near her place, I told myself I was doing what I would do with any other victim of a crime. I planned to talk to Max, too.
The door to her apartment was located on the side of the Java Coffee building. Pushing the button for the intercom, I questioned whether I should be here. I wouldn’t drop in at Max’s home this late.
“Yes?” Her voice came over the intercom before I could change my mind. If I thought she sounded husky, it had to be my overactive imagination.
“It’s Colton. I need to talk to you.”
Before I could add it was official police business, the buzzer sounded. Was she always this accommodating? Did she let in every guy who dropped by?
Irritation pricked my spine as I climbed the narrow stairs and knocked on her door.
“Come in.”
Opening the door, I said, “Please tell me you don’t leave your door—”
I stopped in my tracks because she was leaning over in tiny shorts so small, they barely covered her ass. Part of my brain registered that she was gathering her long mane of blonde hair into a ponytail. When she straightened, wrapping a band around it, my mouth was dry for a different reason. She wore a lace top that revealed everything. A deep purple bra, bare skin, and the curve of her breasts.
I forgot what I’d asked.
She shot me an exasperated look. “The door downstairs is locked.”
I snapped my mouth shut. I couldn’t argue with her, not when the lace of her top did nothing to hide her body. It only enhanced her ample breasts and toned stomach. I should have told her to cover up, but I couldn’t look away. I felt good about my decision to drop by late.
She stood in front of me, her hands on her hips. “You said you needed to talk to me?”
She seemed unaffected, prancing around in front of me, wearing basically nothing. Was she doing it on purpose? I cleared my throat. “Easton’s shop was broken into.”
Her face fell. “Another break-in?”
I nodded, still incapable of full sentences.
“Is he okay?”
“Yeah, he wasn’t there.”
“He had an alarm?”
“He did.”
“That’s good he wasn’t hurt. Was anything taken?”
“Not that he’s aware of. He’s going to take some inventory to make sure. He didn’t keep cash in the store, especially with the other burglaries.”
“You think all three break-ins are related?”
I swallowed, struggling to maintain my focus on her face. “Until I have evidence otherwise.”
Her tongue darted out to lick her lips. “Any new leads?”
I was losing the fight; my gaze drifted down over the swell of her breasts and the curve of her hips, wondering if she wore panties under those tiny shorts. “Nothing, unfortunately.”
