"Don't look at me like that. You know damn well how good you are in the sack. You don't need me to boost your ego."
"No, I don't need it, but it's nice to hear every now and then."
"Well, don't get used to it because you're not getting sex from me ever again."
That was probably a big fat lie. Maverick was hard to resist on a good day, and I had a feeling things were about to get complicated real fast.
Maverick had the nerve to shrug. "That's fine with me. I'm just happy to be in your and the baby's life."
Well, wasn't he just Mr. Damn Perfect for saying that. It was sickening how sweet he could be. No wonder I never hung around after sex. With words like that, a woman could easily find herself falling for the man.
"What about you?" If I had to confess my life, then so did he.
"What about me?"
"Why did you never get married?" I mean he was a catch and any woman––besides me––would be lucky to have him.
Maverick merely shrugged like it was no big deal. "I never wanted to. I was career military, and that was fine with me."
I felt like there was more to that story, but I didn't get the chance to ask him because his phone rang.
"Sorry, it's Nolen. I have to take this."
I watched as he walked out the front door, and for a second, I wondered what it would be like if I actually let myself be with a man like Maverick for more than just sex.
No,not someone like Maverick but Maverick himself.
If anyone would be a good husband to me, it would be him, and I was sure he would make an amazing father.
Too bad I was too messed up to allow that to happen.
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
Maverick
I stepped outside to take the call from Nolen.
"Please tell me you have something for me?" I wasn't above begging at this point. This had been going on for far too long, and I wanted the shit over with so I could focus on Jo and the baby.
"I do. Vanessa was able to identify her blackmailer."
I pumped my fist in the air. Finally some good news.
"Who is it?"
"Santino Diaz."
"Does he have ties toLos Cangris?"
"Not exactly. At least not in the sense that he's one of their members. He's a fancy lawyer here in Texas, and Alejandro's cousin, but here's the kicker. He represented Alejandro in court."
So not an estranged family member but an active part in his life. "Did he represent the other gang members or was it just his cousin?"
"He represented them all."
That was interesting. "So maybe not a gang member in the traditional sense, but he certainly knew what his cousin was doing."
"I would say so. I doubt the man went into it blind. Maybe Alejandro didn't tell Santino his day-to-day operations, but the guy had to know at least some of what was happening."
