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Time to go home, Vincent.
Grabbing my keys, I make my way to the parking lot.
“Goodnight, boss!” Her voice is an instant jolt to my body. Like that first cup of coffee in the morning, or the first sip of whiskey on a Friday night. It races through me, yet calms me all at once.
I glance to my left and see Daisy coming out of the station. She stops for a minute, digging around in her purse before she begins walking to the other side of the lot.
Just keep moving, Vincent. She’s going the other way.
“Good night, Daisy.” I call back, then force my feet to move me to my truck. Convincing myself to not look back, I get in and start the engine. I sit for a moment, engine idling, thinking of Daisy sitting next to me in my truck. And all the ways I could take her for a ride in said truck. Or let her ride me.
I bang on the steering wheel. “Jesus, Vincent. Get a grip. You’re not a teenage boy, for fuck’s sake.”
Pulling out of the lot, I turn onto Main Street and head towards my home. A flash of red captures my eye and I see Daisy walking on the sidewalk. I check the time. It’s almost seven at night. Though Christmas is a safe town, with the recent activity being on the outskirts, a young woman shouldn’t be out walking alone at night. Anywhere. Not only are people dangerous, the roads are dangerous, too. I know this firsthand.
My heart beats quickly in my chest, as I bring my truck to the side of the road slowly and roll the window down. “Daisy! Are you okay? Where’s your car?”
She approaches the window, her perfume wafting inside. “It’s in the shop.”
Furrowing my brows. “How have you been getting to work?”
“I have two legs. I’m more than capable of using them, boss.”
This fucking woman. Gripping the wheel tightly, I growl out the words, “Get in.” She watches me for a moment, that smirk beginning to appear, and when she opens her mouth, no doubt to tease me once again, I beat her to it. “Don’t talk back, Miss O’Malley. Just get your ass in the truck.” Leaning across the cab, I pull the handle with force and push the door open. She climbs in with a satisfied grin on her face. While I, on the other hand, sit with a racing heart wanting to lecture her about safety.
Closing my eyes, I take a deep breath. “Put your seatbelt on.”
“Yes, boss.”
Letting that breath out that I was holding, I pull away from the curb. Having her so close to me in this confined space is messing with my head. Her scent is captivating. I could just reach out, lay my hand on her thigh. I could pull her close and wrap my arm around her. Hell, she could even stretch out on the bench seat and suck me off while I-
“Chief!”
Screeeech!
I slam on the brakes, realizing I was about to run right through the stop sign.
“Looks like I was safer walking.”
I glance at her out of my peripheral vision and she’s got a big smile on her face.
Clearing my throat. “Sorry about that. Just distracted is all.”
“Oh? Anything I can do?”
You’ve done enough.
Shaking my head and checking that we’re okay to move forward, I continue driving. “Actually, yeah. What have you been seeing between O’Brien and Casanova?” I quickly put my hand up. “This isn’t gossip. I just want to know about their working dynamic.”
She settles deeper onto the bench seat. “Cash is great. He’s like the brother I’ve never had. They’re both great, but Tom is very reserved. I feel like he’s holding something back. Or maybe burying something he doesn’t want to think about.”
Nodding in agreement, we pull up to a traffic light. “Which way?”
“Continue straight. Cash seems to want to be friends with Tom. I know you told me his family includes Cash in a lot of their time. But Tom doesn’t want to be bothered. It’s almost like he decided he hated the guy before he even met him.”
Damn, she’s hit the nail on the head. She’s even more intuitive than I thought.
“Make a left at that next stop sign. Cash keeps trying, though. I think he’ll eventually get through. Or eventually get a black eye.” She laughs and I chuckle along with her.
