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Instantly, Sam chokes on her sandwich, so I lean over and pat her on the back. “Sorry if he upset you, sugar-plum.”
Brows high, her eyes water from holding back laughter and as they drip more, I dab my bandanna to the crinkled corners. “Now, now, honey-kins. We’ll be done in a minute.”
Using my cloth to hide her smirk, she swivels to the wall, and buries her face in her hands. To anyone else, the shuddering would indicate sobbing, but I know better.
Her laughter almost cracks me up, but during my military years, I learned to keep a straight face or end up in the brig. “Now, about the bullet I dug out of the wall which we all agree was legally obtained. I sent it to Patten Securities, so they could find my tree salesman because, as you may recall, my wife wanted her one-hundred-fifty dollars back. It’s a whole lot of money when you think about it. You only set the bush up and take it down a few weeks later and it ain’t no good for nothin’ else. I’ve been rootin’ for a fake one, but our house is newly bought, and Sam wanted to keep it real. Still, it don’t matter anymore because we can’t enjoy Christmas in our own house on account of the plumbing which has some kind of broken trap in the sewer line and parts are unavailable due to supply problems but for sure, by New Year’s-”
“Enough! You can go.” Griner plops down in his chair and wipes his brow. “Your counselor can send a succinct, concise,writtenstatement in the morning.”
Our triumphant lawyer glances down at her timepiece, smiles, and brushes nonexistent wrinkles out of her dark slacks as she stands. “Excellent. We’ll be in touch.”
On our way out, the precinct captain discreetly passes her a wad of bills and shakes my hand. “You, my man, are a true master.”
“Thank you kindly, and for the food, as well.” Glad to be going home, my arm slips around my beautiful spouse’s waist.
As she finishes zipping up her jacket, she frowns for a moment, and taps a passing female FBI agent on the shoulder. “Can I ask why you’re so interested in the bullet?”
Griner races down the hall, pushes his subordinate aside, and butts in. “No, you cannot. Keep your damn noses out of it.”
“If we don’t know whatitis, how the hell can we stay clear?” Sam’s tone tells me she is fed up, so to speak, but getting upset won’t help our case.
“C’mon babe, we had best leave before he arrests you.” Removing her tasseled pink hat out of her pocket, I yank it down to cover her eyes.
Once she tugs up on the soft yarn, she catches my gaze, and glares. “Whatever for?”
“Punching him in the face.” Gently, I uncurl five fisted fingers and kiss them one at a time.
After we reach the door, the fire’s out but she’s still simmering. “It’s not right. Someone tried tokill us.”
“Twice, to be precise.” Despite my head bobbing in agreement, she stabs her index finger at my chest.
“Exactly. God, I hate being left in the dark. They should tell us what’s going on, or provide us with security, right?” Sam’s eyes meet mine and as I tweak her nose, I smile.
“Bodyguard, at your service, ma’am.”
Finally, she surrenders her anger, and her lips tilt up, too. “Fine, but I’m billing the FBI at twice your hourly rate.”
“I like how you think, missy.” My mouth sweeps across hers, and my cock twitches with visions of my sugarplum bouncing on my bed.
Soon after, we sayour goodbyes, and an officer drops us off at our car. Before I turn the key in the ignition, I take her hand. “You seemed a mite emotional tonight?”
“No, I was the epitome ofcalm.” Her voice cracks, her nose turns red, and as her lower lip quivers, I lean over the cupholder and kiss it.
“Sweetheart, how about we stop at the drugstore on the way home?” With my thumb and index fingers pinching her chin, her wet lashes lift, and her gaze meets mine.
“Y-you’ll make me stop working the case, but you need me. You haven’t been sleeping well. What if you become distracted? What if you’re killed, and our house stinks like dead rat forever? We can’t be pregnant.” The small sob, so unlike her, breaks my heart.
“Ah babe. Don’t cry.” I tug her across the middle and into my lap.
As her hands slip behind my neck, a few tears escape and drip down her cheeks. “This is all my fault becauseI’m a fucking danger magnet.”
Cupping her face, I kiss the saltiness away, then capture her gaze. “However much I like hearing you admit it, I can’t fathom how you bein’ a card-carryin’ member of the DM society got us pregnant.”
Her brown eyes roll upwards. “You don’t understand. I had a couple of days where I forgot to take my birth control pills. Yes, I knew we should’ve used a condom but whenever you pull out your thick, beautiful dong, my brain turns to mush.”
I’ll be damned, ifthat ain’t the nicest thing a wife can say to her husband. I’m so in love, I kiss her with all the passion I can muster untilweneed to pause for air.
“Sugar, I couldn’t be no happier and regardin’ my bad dreams, I’m seeing the Patten shrink in the morning. We can do this.”
