top of him.
Thump! “Aw, shit.” Paige landed on the floor on her stomach, cushioned by her pillow version of Cole. She tossed the pillow she was holding back onto the bed as she rubbed her hip. She’d never fallen out of bed before and was just plain embarrassed.
Chuck leaned his head over the side of the bed and stared down at her with his ears sticking straight out. “You better not say anything, traitor. You just went off with him like he was your best friend.” Chuck just wagged his tail.
Paige sniffed the air and could have sworn she smelled coffee. That couldn’t be, she didn’t even know where her coffee pot was. She had tried making it a couple of times, but it had turned out so awful she gave up and just got coffee at the cafe before work every day. She quickly pulled out a pair of khaki shorts and a white tank top before heading for the kitchen with Chuck galloping ahead of her.
“Hey there big boy.” Cole scratched Chuck’s ear as his clumsy tail beat against the table leg. Cole slid a muffin out of a basket sitting on her island and fed it to him, wrapper and all. Paige took a moment to enjoy the view of his backside as he continued to scratch Chuck’s ear. “Where’s your mommy? Do you need to go out?”
Paige felt her face flush as she thought about those hands working their magic on her in her dream. And, of course, he just had to turn around and look at her then. He gave her a little wink and she just knew he somehow knew she’d been staring at his ass, and that she’d had one heck of a dream about him.
“Morning, sunshine. Miss Daisy dropped off some breakfast for us. She said it was proper mourning food and warned us the rest of the town will be by throughout the day to keep up appearances.” Cole held out the basket and she selected a chocolate walnut muffin.
“So, what exactly is your plan here? I still don’t understand how you are going to follow me around everywhere and not tip the guy off that you’re FBI. Or are you going to follow me around in your FBI baseball cap and windbreaker?” She bit into the muffin and sighed. Maybe on top of the coffee she’d have to beg Miss Violet to make these muffins for her every day too.
“No. I am not going to run around looking like Ahmed all scary and in black. I want to blend in and hopefully catch this guy scoping the area out.
“Good luck with that. I think it will be pretty obvious that you’re law enforcement if you are around me all the time.” Paige took another bite of the muffin and closed her eyes as the chocolate slowly melted over her tongue. Heaven.
“Well, there is one way.” Cole refilled his coffee mug and waited for her to open her eyes and look at him. “I am going to be your new employee in the store.” Paige laughed and choked on her muffin.
“You expect me to believe that you’d work in a store like mine? My brothers don’t even like coming in here. And if we manage to pull the employee angle off, how are we going to explain your presence during non-work hours?”
Cole leaned a hip against the island and smiled. The flush that came instantly to her face couldn’t be stopped. He was one sexy man and when he smiled that smile with a hint of smirk, it told the world he knew something they didn’t. It was irresistible.
“Actually, I have a solution to both of those problems. It would answer why I would take a job in a powder puff of a store and why we were together after work.”
“Well...” Paige tapped her foot and raised her eyebrows. She hated the feeling of being left in the dark. She liked to be in control. And there was the rub between her and Cole. They both liked being in control.
“I’m Cole Parker, your live-in boyfriend who is madly in love with you.” Cole uncrossed his leg and pushed himself off the counter. Paige was so shocked she just stood there processing what he said over and over again. Cole took a step forward and wrapped his arms around her waist and lowered his lips to
Thump! “Aw, shit.” Paige landed on the floor on her stomach, cushioned by her pillow version of Cole. She tossed the pillow she was holding back onto the bed as she rubbed her hip. She’d never fallen out of bed before and was just plain embarrassed.
Chuck leaned his head over the side of the bed and stared down at her with his ears sticking straight out. “You better not say anything, traitor. You just went off with him like he was your best friend.” Chuck just wagged his tail.
Paige sniffed the air and could have sworn she smelled coffee. That couldn’t be, she didn’t even know where her coffee pot was. She had tried making it a couple of times, but it had turned out so awful she gave up and just got coffee at the cafe before work every day. She quickly pulled out a pair of khaki shorts and a white tank top before heading for the kitchen with Chuck galloping ahead of her.
“Hey there big boy.” Cole scratched Chuck’s ear as his clumsy tail beat against the table leg. Cole slid a muffin out of a basket sitting on her island and fed it to him, wrapper and all. Paige took a moment to enjoy the view of his backside as he continued to scratch Chuck’s ear. “Where’s your mommy? Do you need to go out?”
Paige felt her face flush as she thought about those hands working their magic on her in her dream. And, of course, he just had to turn around and look at her then. He gave her a little wink and she just knew he somehow knew she’d been staring at his ass, and that she’d had one heck of a dream about him.
“Morning, sunshine. Miss Daisy dropped off some breakfast for us. She said it was proper mourning food and warned us the rest of the town will be by throughout the day to keep up appearances.” Cole held out the basket and she selected a chocolate walnut muffin.
“So, what exactly is your plan here? I still don’t understand how you are going to follow me around everywhere and not tip the guy off that you’re FBI. Or are you going to follow me around in your FBI baseball cap and windbreaker?” She bit into the muffin and sighed. Maybe on top of the coffee she’d have to beg Miss Violet to make these muffins for her every day too.
“No. I am not going to run around looking like Ahmed all scary and in black. I want to blend in and hopefully catch this guy scoping the area out.
“Good luck with that. I think it will be pretty obvious that you’re law enforcement if you are around me all the time.” Paige took another bite of the muffin and closed her eyes as the chocolate slowly melted over her tongue. Heaven.
“Well, there is one way.” Cole refilled his coffee mug and waited for her to open her eyes and look at him. “I am going to be your new employee in the store.” Paige laughed and choked on her muffin.
“You expect me to believe that you’d work in a store like mine? My brothers don’t even like coming in here. And if we manage to pull the employee angle off, how are we going to explain your presence during non-work hours?”
Cole leaned a hip against the island and smiled. The flush that came instantly to her face couldn’t be stopped. He was one sexy man and when he smiled that smile with a hint of smirk, it told the world he knew something they didn’t. It was irresistible.
“Actually, I have a solution to both of those problems. It would answer why I would take a job in a powder puff of a store and why we were together after work.”
“Well...” Paige tapped her foot and raised her eyebrows. She hated the feeling of being left in the dark. She liked to be in control. And there was the rub between her and Cole. They both liked being in control.
“I’m Cole Parker, your live-in boyfriend who is madly in love with you.” Cole uncrossed his leg and pushed himself off the counter. Paige was so shocked she just stood there processing what he said over and over again. Cole took a step forward and wrapped his arms around her waist and lowered his lips to
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