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“He didn’t have cameras?”
I sighed, leaning a hip against her kitchen counter while she moved around, grabbing a glass from an upper cabinet. Her lace top slipped up, revealing an enticing sliver of skin above her shorts.
When Remi looked over at me, I forced my eyes to her face. “Cameras are expensive.”
“Is it something the city could put in?”
“If they have the money, the means, and the right motivation.” Dealing with the mayor and the city council on anything took a lesson in patience.
“I would think a string of break-ins would be enough.”
“Nothing taken. No one was hurt.”
She filled her glass with water. “Did you want anything to drink?”
I almost said no, but my mouth was dry. “Water’s fine. Thank you.”
We fell silent while she got me the water, moving close to hand it to me. She looked up at me from under her lashes. “Do you always make late-night house calls?”
Clearing my throat again, I said, “Almost never.”
“Honest”—she laughed—“I like that.”
I nodded. “I’m always honest.”
She sobered. “I bet you are.”
“You don’t like liars.”
She shrugged. “Who does?”
I wondered if it had something to do with her past or if it was a recent boyfriend or friend that had her appreciating honesty. “Some people feel the need.”
“With me, what you see is what you get. I don’t play games.”
What you see is what you get.Gorgeous curves covered by black lace.
She’d always been in the periphery when I was dating Delilah. I’d kept thinking of her as Delilah’s little sister so I wouldn’t see her as more.
Seeing her in her apartment, that black lace had blown all my careful thoughts out of the water.
Remi was gorgeous. Smoking hot.
She was probably sweet and kind, but all I could focus on was the swirls of black lace and the tease of bare skin underneath. I had to know if she was wearing purple lace underwear to match her bra or nothing at all.
Remi stepped back, and I drank the water like I was in the desert and hadn’t seen water for days. Draining the glass, I set it on the counter.
I needed to focus. Remi was a victim of a crime. I was here to keep her updated on the investigation. Not add thoughts of her bare skin to my spank bank.
“You see anything suspicious at your store? Someone new coming in, asking questions, being overly observant?”
She slowly shook her head. “I haven’t seen anything out of the ordinary. I’m not sure I would notice if it was.”
I wasn’t sure she would either. That’s why I worried more about her.
Remi moved to her small loveseat, sitting with her leg tucked under her, the sweating glass in her hands. “I have you to thank, though.”
I followed her into the living room, hovering by the doorway. “For what?”
