“You sound … drained.”
I stood erect, Carter’s voice drawing my attention back to our conversation. “How can you read me so well through the phone?” He had an uncanny way of knowing what I was feeling, no matter how much I tried to hide it. That intrigued and scared me.
“I’ve learned to read people.”
“Did you learn that in the army?” I squeezed my eyes shut, feeling foolish.
My body tensed when his chuckle moved across the phone line.
“What else did you learn about me during your Google search?”
“Not a whole lot. You’re a Townsend, went into the army right after high school, and now you’re a firefighter.”
“That pretty much sums me up.”
“That doesn’t even begin to scrape the surface of who you are.”
Another laugh.
“Were you really in the special forces?”
“Yeah.”
“I hear those guys are pretty badass.”
“We got shit done.”
The confidence in his voice actually caused a small flood in my panties. I put my head against the wall, remembering the serious expression on his face as he hovered above me, bringing me to one climax after another.
“You definitely get shit done alright.” My voice was filled with lust.
“There’s a lot more where that came from.”
“I bet there is.” I opened my eyes and again, checked to make sure Diego was doing okay. “Don’t forget to wash behind your ears, baby,” I called.
“Yes, ma’am.”
I burst out laughing into the phone.
“I was talking to Diego.”
“Got it. But I’ll still wash behind my ears.”
“Must be a slow night at the station.”
“Not too busy. Why were you sounding so drained when you first answered?”
I hesitated, not wanting to go into the details about Gabriel. “Just a demanding client of ours.”
“What’d they want?”
“A big event for a law firm and they expect us to drop everything and cater to their every whim.” Tension filled my voice. “Nothing worth discussing right now.”
“You sure?”
“Yeah, of course.”
There was nothing from the other end of the phone. I knew he was mulling over my words in his head. That was what he did. He watched and listened intently. He was keen on details I’d never notice.
