“I do. But that doesn’t mean that she’s wrong.”
I snort. “Yeah. It does. You know it and I know it. He’s not sane.”
“You got a name?”
“I don’t. I don’t know if she has a clue. It doesn’t sound like she even knows who the wife is. Let alone who he is.”
The lean man in front of me just nods his head. “Those kind of guys are a little unpredictable sometimes. But that’s not to say that she’s wrong. He might have just been blowing off steam and he wasn’t really gonna hurt her. Hell, he might be just as shocked as she is.”
Glaring at him, I stand up. “Can’t you at least put an extra patrol out towards her house?”
The tall man stands and nods. “Yep. I can do that. But until I’ve got a definite threat to look into and we know who the hell we’re dealing with, it’s just kinda shooting blind.”
“That’s all I ask. Just keep an eye on things. I’m gonna be around more. I’ll keep an eye on her.”
He shoots me an amused look as he hitches his belt up. “Purely altruistic, I’m sure.”
I don’t even pretend to misunderstand him. Shaking my head, I glare at him. “Nope.”
“Thought so,” he replies mildly. “I get it. We always want to protect what’s ours. Just don’t fuck up and make me put you in jail for it.”
“No way. I’ve got a woman that’s gonna drive me nuts to look out for.”
He throws his head back, chuckling. “Good luck. I have a feeling you’re gonna need it.”
“I’ve got this.”
He snorts. “You keep on thinking that.”
I nod at him and turn around, stalking back out.
I need to think. I keep trying to think if I know that guy. But he didn’t look familiar and it’s driving me nuts.
With a growl, I stalk out of the station and head to Timberline and another cup of coffee.
Red flashes in my peripheral vision. A very familiar shade of red. Without thinking, I follow her into Maggie’s Place. It’s still early so the place is just starting to fill up and half the tables are empty.
So it takes me no time at all to find my quarry. Her pale green eyes are shadowed but she smiles at Maggie as she hands her a menu. She laughs at something the older redhead says to her.
That smile draws me in like a magnet. Like sunlight to a plant I stretch towards it and find my feet leading me towards her slight, curvy figure.
She stiffens as I stand next to the table. Maggie huffs at me but there’s a sparkle in her eyes. “What’s got you here so early, Jaxon Peters?”
I don’t even bother looking away from Aspen.
Maggie grins and hands me another menu. “Don’t make me shove your handsome ass out of here, Sergeant.”
I sit down and eye Aspen warily. It feels like something’s shifting between us.
Her hands fidget with the menu and her eyes stay down. Which I don’t like. I need her eyes on me. Need to see those soft green pools looking right at me.
I need to know that she’s alright.
My breath hitches.
Her eyes come up and they’re wary. Like an animal that isn’t sure what’s about to happen when it’s faced with a predator.
I smile. Her cheeks flush.
