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He bit off an obnoxiously large bite and chewed for a solid minute before replying. “You’ve got a food thing too.”
“No, I don’t.”
He arched a brow. “You have to finish all of one food before moving to the next.”
She slid her eyes to her plate. “Not true.”
“Yes, it is. Go on. Take a bite of those onion rings.”
She looked at her unfinished chicken. “Uh…”
“See?” His triumphant grin irritated her, but not nearly as much as the fact that she could not bring herself to eat an onion ring until all of her chicken breast was gone.
“I didn’t even want those onion rings. I only got them to annoy you.” She smiled at him sweetly and popped a bite of chicken in her mouth.
“Sure you did.”
Their silence wasn’t loaded despite the fact that she could be sitting across from a cold-blooded murderer. The more she thought about his niece’s case, the more Alexia could see just how protective the man would be of a family member. Enough to hunt down her boyfriend and kill him, though?
Chicken finished, she picked up an onion ring and nibbled at the breading before giving up on them.
Tripp reached over and plucked one off her plate. Her jaw dropped when he took a bite and chewed.
“Did you seriously just steal my food?”
“Mm-hm. They’re good. I don’t know why you don’t eat them.”
“Maybe if you weren’t so cheap. There are nicer places to eat at.”
He spread his hands. “Where?”
At that moment, the waitress returned. “Are you going to offer your date some dessert? It’s apple pie a la mode.”
His warm brown eyes penetrated Alexia. “Do you want dessert?”
Did that question resonate with innuendo?
“No, thank you.”
He turned his attention to the waitress. “See? She’s watching her figure.”
“I am not! I’m just full.” Alexia thrust her shoulders back.
“I don’t know, hon. He’s pretty cute. I wouldn’t kick him out of bed for eating crackers…”
Tripp gulped back a laugh. “Just the check please.”
Alexia steamed as Tripp picked up the slip of paper the waitress ripped off her notepad. When he glanced at the tally, his lips twisted. “Wow, this place really is cheap.”
She sighed and waited for him to pay at the front. Her backside was glued to the seat. The more time she spent in the restaurant was less time she could be in bed. Next to a hunky special operator. Who she shouldn’t be aware of at all.
He showed up at the side of the table, and she was forced to meet his eyes.
She shoved her chair back. “I’m ready to go back to the room!”
A bracket appeared beside his upturned lips. “Yeahhh, I’m excited to get back there too.”
ChapterSix
