That wasn’t right.
“I…” Definitely worse.
“You’re important to me.I enjoy your company, and thatseemsmutual.So, I figured it’d be beneficial if, uh…”Just say it.Stop pussyfooting around and spit it out.“I’d like you to move in.”
Her mouth hung ajar.She continued to stare at him as if he’d asked her if she wanted to eat a puppy.What was so odd about his request?
They fucked on the regular, and he knew for a fact she enjoyed it.Until recently, she smiled a lot.They had shared interests—murder and studying murder.Hell, she begged him to train her to be a more efficient killer.How else would he do that if he resided in Maine and she lived in Minnesota?What was he missing?
Moving in together seemed like a natural progression.Did she want a proposal?He was crazy, but not that nuts.He had his limits.
Slowly, her gaze drifted from him and fixed on the glove compartment.That couldn’t be good.A tangle of nerves snarled in his gut, stabbing him.
“I’m so confused,” she murmured.
She and he both.
“I really thought you were going to drown me in the lake.”
“What?”The car drifted slightly into the next lane, causing a horn to honk as he jerked the wheel and straightened the truck.“Why?”
She shrugged.“You didn’t tell me about the prosecutor.”
What did that have to do with anything?“I was going to.”
“You’re always a million steps ahead.”She twisted her torso to face him, and the light returned to her eyes.
He hadn’t realized they’d been dim the past few days, but now that the fire had returned, they glittered as she spoke.
“Backup plan after backup plan.You have everything figured out.The stuff you come up with, I couldn’t even fathom in a million years, and you justforgotto inform me someone wanted to talk to me about Mitchell?”
“It’s not that I didn’t remember.”Fink shifted in the seat.“I thought I had a day or two to let you know, and the security of the property was far more urgent.I prioritized.Incorrectly.”
She folded her arms over her chest and gave him a look that said, in no uncertain terms, she didn’t believe a word that came out of his mouth.
“Listen,” he began as he reached over the console and took her hand.Giving it a squeeze, he then brought it over to him and lightly kissed her knuckles.“I’m not used to doing things with someone else.You’re going to have to give me grace.I thought I had time, and I wanted to strategize.It wasn’t my intention to leave you in the dark.I won’t do it again.”
Her gaze burned into him.He chanced a few glances in her direction, hoping to convey his sincerity while keeping an eye on the traffic ahead of them.Considering she didn’t wrench her hand away, he figured he’d done a decent job with this conversation.
Just as she was about to speak, they were interrupted.
Vrr.Vrr.
Releasing his hold, he lifted the burner cell from the cupholder.
Vrr.Vrr.
It wasn’t his.
Vrr.Vrr.
When he focused on her again, she had the cell AJ had given her in her hand, and her eyes were on the screen.
“Oh shit,” she muttered and brought it to her ear while plugging the other.
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Sydney
