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He huffed. “Molly.”
She tilted her head. “Gabe. It’s too damn dangerous. It’s bad enough that I’m taking Xavier. I can’t worry about both of you.”
“Do you plan to get out and walk the street with him?”
“Of course not. I’m going to drive up and down the street until he gets his bearings.”
He lifted his brows. “And that won’t elicit any suspicion?”
“Not if I have a real estate agent sign on my car door,” she shot back. Then her shoulders sagged. “That guy yesterday, Eckert, he pulled a gun on us. If he’d seen you...”
“He might not have even known to look for me,” Gabe protested. “He was following Xavier.”
“True. But even hit men can multitask,” she said tartly.
She was right about that. “What if I sit in the back seat of the car with your spare handgun? If we have any trouble, you’re going to need backup.”
“No.”
He decided to approach from a different direction. “Look. You said yourself that Burke’s running out of people to be bodyguards. Why would I take up his valuable resources?”
She looked him straight in the eye. “No.”
Fine. The gloves are coming off.“You realize that I could just follow you, don’t you? Unless you plan to tie me up. Which could be fun, too.” He waggled his brows, and she snorted.
Then sighed. “Would you really follow me? Knowing how dangerous this is?”
“I would. You are the badass PI and I’m just a chef, but...” He swallowed hard. “These people killed my father, Molly. I don’t want them to hurt you, too. I’m not useless.”
Her expression softening, she slid her hand from his knee to the middle of his thigh. He figured she intended it to be a comforting gesture, but it just made him more aroused.
“You’re far from useless,” she murmured, and he knew that he had her. Then her eyes narrowed, and she yanked her hand back. “You little shit. You played me.”
“Did it work?”
“Maybe,” she said grudgingly. “Let me figure this out with Burke.”
“I’ll take that. For now.”
She shook her head. “You’re impossible.”
“And you like me,” he said smugly, taking her hand and putting it back on his thigh. “You said so last night.”
“That’s the problem,” she said soberly. “I like you a lot. Maybe even too much. I’ve gone three years without even looking at a man, and then you come along.”
“Not true.” Setting his cup on the nightstand, he tipped up her chin, making sure that he had her attention. “I saw how you watched me, every time you came into the Choux.”
A blush tinged her cheeks. “I did.”
He dropped his voice an octave. “I watched you, too. Every time you came in.”
“And?” she asked, her voice gone breathless.
Now I’m hard, and I want you.“Now I see that my assistant manager is very capable and running the place perfectly in my absence. When all this mess is over, I can ease back a little. Have some ‘me’ time. I’d like to spend that time with you. If you’re willing.”
“Very,” she whispered. Blindly she set her cup next to his, her eyes already closed as she leaned in to kiss him. “I’d say we should take some of that time now, but I’m on duty. Val should be waking up soon and going to the courthouse. Patty will probably want to have breakfast with us.”
He sighed dramatically. “Which means I should get dressed.”
