“There’s really not much to go by,” Mason said, returning to the front of the counter and resting one hand on it.Audrey tucked her hands into her apron pockets to keep herself from doing something silly, like reaching for his.“I took a clip of the footage and sent it to my email to see if I can get more off of it with one of the programs we use, but I don’t have a whole lot of hope.”
“That’s okay.Thank you for looking at it, anyway.”
The look he gave her resembled the one he’d given her earlier when she’d apologized for dragging him out.It did all sorts of weird flippy things to her stomach when he looked at her like that, all stern and brooding and protective.Was that a Dom thing?It kind of seemed like it might be from the books she’d been reading.
Cash had certainly never made her feel like this before.
“I haven’t really done anything yet, but I will,” he said, and the way he said it carried all the weight of a promise.“I’m not hopeful about the fingerprints, but we could always catch a lucky break.”
“What are you going to do?”She couldn’t imagine what else he could do, unless something miraculous happened with either the fingerprints or the footage.Neither of which seemed very likely.
“I’ll figure it out.Don’t worry.”He nodded his head, and her stomach did that swirly, loopy thing that she felt all the way down between her thighs again.“I’ll see you later, Audrey.”
“Bye, Mason.”
It shouldn’t feel like a caress when he said her name, but it did.She watched him walk out the door, her body all sorts of tingly and swirly.
Yeah, she was definitely reading more of her romance books tonight.Even if she couldn’t have it in real life, a girl could dream.
ChapterTwenty-Four
Tuesday Morning Texts
Audrey: All’s quiet on the bakery front.
Mason: And back?
Audrey: And back.To my relief.
Mason: Glad to hear it.Unfortunately, the notes came back with no fingerprints but ours.
Audrey: Should I be worried?
Mason: I’m going to be around as much as possible, and I’m keeping an eye on the live feed from the camera when I can.
Audrey: Okay, thank you.
Tuesday Night Texts
Mason: I didn’t see anything on the cameras today.
Audrey: I should be relieved, but I’m not.It’s hard to think they’re not coming back.I wish it was sooner rather than later.
Mason: That’s understandable.They skipped one day this past time; it’s possible they’ll be back tomorrow.I should be able to keep a close eye on things.
Audrey: I appreciate that, but I feel bad.I’m not taking you away from anything important at work, am I?
Mason: You understand that you are important, right?
Mason: David would murder me if anything happened to you under my watch.
Audrey: It’s just notes, though.It’s not like anything really bad.
Mason: And we won’t let it get there.
Audrey: Ashley thinks we should lay a trap for whoever it is, but I have no idea how we would do that.
Mason: Has she told Lincoln?
