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“Yeah, it’s kind of obvious,” she said, shaking her head.
“Not to me,” I replied.
“Oh, come on, Lindsey. Even with your naiveté, you have to see the writing on the wall. Dude has done everything but piss around the perimeter of our apartment to mark his territory.”
I couldn’t suppress a smile at the visual I got from her comment. Still, she didn’t see the look in Taz’s eyes when he asked me what we were doing last night.
“You didn’t hear him going off that first night he arrived when you were out with Kyzer.”
“Darcy, he was pissed because I left the apartment that was what all that was about.”
“Not true,” she replied.
“He was fine when I told him you went out and asked that I stay and wait for the agent that was coming. It was a little later, after that second agent left with the box of roses that he inquired about the specifics of where you had gone. So, I told him. That was when dude came unhinged.”
“Well, I guess time will tell. He’s kind of complicated. By the way, have you heard from Darin?”
“Just every day about four or five times; we’re getting together this weekend. I’m driving home.”
“That’s fantastic,” I replied. “And how is Jill?”
“She’s recovered pretty much. By the way, she stayed with Gabe last night. She told me to tell you Taz could crash in her room for the next couple of nights. I guess that won’t be necessary though.”
I shook my head at Darcy.
“Got to get to class, Darce. I’ll see you later at home, okay?”
“I’ll be there,” she called after me. “I’m hoping to get some sleep tonight.”
CHAPTER 26
(Taz)
I stretched out on the sofa in the apartment with my laptop, downloading the forensic analysis report that had come in yesterday evening.
I had been too distracted with ‘other things’ to review it. I generally made it a point to avoid those types of distractions when it came to my work.
Who the hell was I kidding? Lindsey was not what I was used to in a woman, by any means. It was more than the physical part of it, though that part was superior to anything I had experienced before. It was also the emotional part that had crept up on me with her. It was making me crazy. I was out of my element in this.
Having her curled around me in bed was something foreign to me. I kept my life simple for a reason.
The chicks that had come and gone before her were in my bed for one reason and one reason only: to fuck once or twice during their visit and then pack it up and go home. I didn’t host sleepovers. That was not my style, or least it hadn’t been up until now.
Even when Lindsey was in my bed at home, I hadn’t wanted her to leave it. I had been curious to see what it would be like to have her wake up right beside me. It hadn’t happened there, but it had happened here and I liked it. I liked it a lot.
I didn’t know what the hell I was doing with her, but I sure as hell knew that Slate wouldn’t dig it.
If my best friend would have an issue with it, I didn’t want to think how Sammie would feel about it. That was probably the only reason Slate would have an issue. He knew that Sammie wanted a different type of guy for Lindsey.
As much as Sammie loved Slate, and it was totally obvious that she adored him, I knew she was uncomfortable with his work, and rightfully so.
Slate was the best of the best in his line of work at the bureau. He adored Sammie right back, and at times, I had seen him lose his edge for a minute because of concern for her or the mere distraction.
That had sealed the deal for me. If I hadn’t been absolutely certain before, I was positive now seeing those two and the commitment they had, to know I was doing the right thing by not getting emotionally involved with a chick.
Then Lindsey came along and it appeared as if she was tearing all of my resolve and best laid plans to shreds.
It wasn’t even that she had set out to do it. There wasn’t a deceptive or calculating bone in that beautiful body. She had always been upfront and brutally honest about herself with me.
