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The three of them.
Honestly, it was probably for the best. He turned into a bit of a slob when there was an active case, and he didn't think it would be the best idea in the world to show that to their mate. Just because he had her didn't mean he was going to skimp out on trying to impress her.
And if there was one thing he knew about women, and he liked to think he knew women very well, it was that dirty clothes and empty beer cans strewn around wasn’t exactly a turn-on for most.
Next, he had to weigh the pros and cons very quickly in his mind to figure out whether or not he wanted to do the driving. If he was driving, it looked as though he had some control over the situation.
Of course, that left Mike's hands free to do as he wished with Olivia on the way.
She had expressed an interest in being made love to, in being touched and stroked. If Chase’s hands were free, he wouldn't be wasting any time.
“You know what? You drive," Chase said to Mike. It was a very last-minute decision as they were already in the parking lot.
Olivia didn't seem to think anything of it, but Chase caught the way Mike looked at him. The slight raising of his brow, followed by a barely there lifting of the corner of his mouth. The fucker knew what Chase had done, and he was going to let Chase get away with it.
Whatever. Chase didn’t care.
The only thing he cared about was that he was totally taking the backseat with Olivia as Mike chauffeured them. The fact that Mike had to be such a good sport about it just rubbed salt into the wound.
Shit.If Chase had offered to drive then he could've been the one taking the high road right now. Who knew that having a woman in his life would turn him into such a petty piece of shit?
"No having fun back there without me,” Mike said.
“We won't,” Olivia replied, giving Chase an apologetic look.
He shrugged and put his arm up on the back of the seat as though it were no big thing. "Wouldn't dream of it,” he said, totally lying through his teeth.
Could she tell he was lying? Why did this have to be so damned hard? Why couldn't he just relax? He felt like a teenager who was desperate to get close to the first girl he'd ever had a crush on.
He was a grown fucking man, and he was going to act like it.
"You both don't have to worry about impressing me," Olivia said quietly. "Whatever it is you're both struggling with, I can help. I mean, you both do kind of need me for this next part."
The way she smiled at him had every nerve in his body lighting up as though he had an electric current running right through him. He wondered if this was what it felt like to stick a fork in an outlet.
He was never going to test that and find out, so Chase was happy to leave that to the imagination.
Mike chuckled at her joke. "That's true, but don't forget that we are the ones who are supposed to be servicing you."
Fuck.Why couldn't Chase think to say something as cool as that?
He added what he could think of. “For the rest of the night, you don't have to ask for a damn thing. We're here to take care of you, and that's that."
Olivia smiled, but there was still a look of discomfort on her face. She pressed her hands between her knees.
"Unless you don't want us to?"
Olivia shook her head. “It's nothing like that. I wasn't… It's just that usually, no one wants to take care of me. I mean you both saw me when I was in my…"
Chase tensed up real tight. He thought he even felt a slight swerve in the car.
“Baby, no." Chase grabbed her hand. He squeezed it tight without thinking. "If that's what you're worried about, then you could put that thought right out of your head. You're beautiful."
“But I'm really not.”
“All right,” Mike said. “You need to tell us right now who gave you that idea so we can pay him a visit."
"Don't joke around about something like that." Olivia pushed a strand of red hair behind her ear. "You're a federal officer."
