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“Shut up. You’re under arrest. What are you doing here?” I asked him.
“If I’m under arrest, I believe I get a phone call before I answer your questions, officer.”
He was right. And I already knew what he was doing here. My two-way radio confirmed that backup had arrived for Allie. She was getting a ride with a colleague.
“Looks like we’re ready to go.”
“Laura, take off the cuffs. I’m not the guy you’re looking for.”
“I beg to differ.” He caught onto my hushed breath, and I realized my mistake. The spark in his eyes lit my blood on fire, and I swallowed to clear the rushing heat. It didn’t work. I doubted anything would work when his smoldering eyes did their magic. Although the crazy morning we’d spent in Colorado seemed long ago, every minute had stayed fresh in my mind.
“If you run the number on the gun, it’s registered to Fox Silver. Take the damn cuffs off, Laura.”
His tone drew me out of my daze.
“Ninety-eight percent of criminals try to persuade an officer to remove their cuffs. That’s criminal. You’re under arrest, and you’re coming with me to the station.”
“You’re making a mistake. I’ll be out of the station before you fill out the paperwork.”
Backup arrived for Allie, and I directed them inside before I turned back to James.
“Wonderful. Then you won’t mind coming along, after all.”
“I don’t have time for this, Laura. I’m a busy father with obligations who’s trying to catch a criminal.”
His fatherhood was why I’d left without saying goodbye—and the woman who’d interrupted our stay with her pregnant belly. I wasn’t about to compete with the mother of his child, and I wouldn’t let my son be second, either. My only other choice was disappearing.
“Laura? Are you even listening to me? There’s somewhere I need to be, and if I don’t leave right now, I’ll miss the appointment.”
“All right. We can leave right now. In my cruiser.”
“Oh, great. I would really appreciate a ride—”
“I meantyouin the back of my cruiser.”
“You’re really gonna do this?” He closed his eyes and took in a calming breath.
A pinch of regret loomed in my chest. “I’m just doing my job.”
“Your job?’ Anger flamed in his bright eyes. “For fuck’s sake, Laura. You were a nutcracker three years ago.”
Fury steamed out of my ears.
“Well, then, I guess this nutcracker just got her bust.”
I opened the back door and pushed against his heavy body, but he resisted, turning my way. The corner of his mouth lifted, and a dimple sank into his cheek.
Damn.
“Will you not embarrass me and let me ride shotgun?”
My heart hammered in my chest, constricting my lungs. A tingling sensation scattered over my skin, reacting to his dangerously sexy tone.
“Rules are rules, Mr. Silver. Suspects ride from the back. I mean, in the back.”
Fuck, neither one sounded innocent.
He smirked.
