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Authors: Lisa Ladew
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would answer. He typed in Knox's Skype name, alphaprivatesecurity, and sent a friend request and message. Knox, pick up, I need to talk to you. He bent over the keyboard again to add his name when the program chimed acceptance and then a call began ringing through.
Knox's face filled the screen and his voice sounded out of the speakers. "Hi darlin, what can I help you with?" he drawled in a bedroom voice.
Hawk clicked the tiny video icon so Knox could see him. Knox's smile faded immediately. "Oh, it's just you, Hawk."
Hawk quirked a smile. "It's good to see you too, Knox."
"Sorry, man. I thought I was going to get to talk to the lovely lady in the picture."
Brindi popped up from her chair and came around the desk to get in the frame, peeking over Hawk's shoulder. "Here I am," she breathed.
Knox's smile reappeared and Hawk shook his head. They didn't have time for this.
Hawk put his hands up in front of the screen. "I hate to break this party up but I'm calling for a reason."
After a beat, Knox pulled his eyes away from Brindi and gave Hawk his full attention.
That was more like it. "I need to know the IP address for a throwaway email account. This is personal and important. Life and death."
Knox made a give it gesture and Hawk recited the email address. He knew Knox would help him.
"Give me five minutes," Knox said and his Skype screen blanked.
Brindi returned to her chair. "Who is that ? He's hot."
Hawk pressed the mute button on the video chatting software and turned to Brindi, a sour look on his face. "That's Knox Rosesson."
Brindi's eyes widened. "Of Rosesson Home Security?"
Hawk shook his head. "That's his father. Knox started his own company. He does panic rooms like his dad, but he also does personal security for the wealthy."
Brindi's eyes shone. "Hook me up," she said.
Hawk groaned. "Just professionally. From what I've heard his personal life is kind of... convoluted."
Now Brindi just looked fascinated. "Like three ex-wives and a crazy mistress convoluted?"
"No... more like ... ah, just trust me. He's more trouble than he's worth. Unless you're into that kind of thing."
"I'd be willing to try anything once," Brindi said. "Especially with a guy who looks like that. He's got dark and handsome down . Tell me he's tall and I won't be able to handle it."
Hawk shrugged. "He's about my height."
Brindi's eyes rolled back in her head and she fanned herself with a piece of paper from her desk.
Hawk watched her bemusedly. "Don't say I didn't warn you."
The laptop in front of him lightened and Knox's face came back on the screen.
"Ready?"
Hawk un-muted them, grabbed a piece of paper and nodded.
"I got the IP address and I already traced it for you. It comes back to a Canon Country Industries. PO Box 4547 Tetam County, California."
Hawk copied the information down, his mind whirling. Tetam County was just outside of Westwood Harbor.
A knock sounded behind Hawk as he was writing, someone at the main entrance. Brindi shot up from her chair and excused herself, leaving Hawk alone in her office.
Hawk looked up to see Knox watching her go. When the door closed behind her Knox said, "What's her story?"
"That's Brindi Battaini. She's a private investigator here in San Francisco."
"Single?"
Hawk shrugged. "Seems like it."
"I've heard of her," Knox said. "I didn't know she was so gorgeous though."
"I don't think she's your type," Hawk said, remembering the kind of women he'd seen Knox involved with before.
Knox threw back his head and laughed. "Come on Kincaid, all women are my type."
Hawk shook his head, then prepared to ask one more favor and sign off. Knox's preferences in women was something he had no time or desire to think about. He had to get home and make sure his family was still safe.
Chapter 10
Emma stomped in her front door, Craig on her heels. "I just don't understand why you had to come to the fire station," she said over her shoulder.
JT stood in the dining area, setting the table.
Knox's face filled the screen and his voice sounded out of the speakers. "Hi darlin, what can I help you with?" he drawled in a bedroom voice.
Hawk clicked the tiny video icon so Knox could see him. Knox's smile faded immediately. "Oh, it's just you, Hawk."
Hawk quirked a smile. "It's good to see you too, Knox."
"Sorry, man. I thought I was going to get to talk to the lovely lady in the picture."
Brindi popped up from her chair and came around the desk to get in the frame, peeking over Hawk's shoulder. "Here I am," she breathed.
Knox's smile reappeared and Hawk shook his head. They didn't have time for this.
Hawk put his hands up in front of the screen. "I hate to break this party up but I'm calling for a reason."
After a beat, Knox pulled his eyes away from Brindi and gave Hawk his full attention.
That was more like it. "I need to know the IP address for a throwaway email account. This is personal and important. Life and death."
Knox made a give it gesture and Hawk recited the email address. He knew Knox would help him.
"Give me five minutes," Knox said and his Skype screen blanked.
Brindi returned to her chair. "Who is that ? He's hot."
Hawk pressed the mute button on the video chatting software and turned to Brindi, a sour look on his face. "That's Knox Rosesson."
Brindi's eyes widened. "Of Rosesson Home Security?"
Hawk shook his head. "That's his father. Knox started his own company. He does panic rooms like his dad, but he also does personal security for the wealthy."
Brindi's eyes shone. "Hook me up," she said.
Hawk groaned. "Just professionally. From what I've heard his personal life is kind of... convoluted."
Now Brindi just looked fascinated. "Like three ex-wives and a crazy mistress convoluted?"
"No... more like ... ah, just trust me. He's more trouble than he's worth. Unless you're into that kind of thing."
"I'd be willing to try anything once," Brindi said. "Especially with a guy who looks like that. He's got dark and handsome down . Tell me he's tall and I won't be able to handle it."
Hawk shrugged. "He's about my height."
Brindi's eyes rolled back in her head and she fanned herself with a piece of paper from her desk.
Hawk watched her bemusedly. "Don't say I didn't warn you."
The laptop in front of him lightened and Knox's face came back on the screen.
"Ready?"
Hawk un-muted them, grabbed a piece of paper and nodded.
"I got the IP address and I already traced it for you. It comes back to a Canon Country Industries. PO Box 4547 Tetam County, California."
Hawk copied the information down, his mind whirling. Tetam County was just outside of Westwood Harbor.
A knock sounded behind Hawk as he was writing, someone at the main entrance. Brindi shot up from her chair and excused herself, leaving Hawk alone in her office.
Hawk looked up to see Knox watching her go. When the door closed behind her Knox said, "What's her story?"
"That's Brindi Battaini. She's a private investigator here in San Francisco."
"Single?"
Hawk shrugged. "Seems like it."
"I've heard of her," Knox said. "I didn't know she was so gorgeous though."
"I don't think she's your type," Hawk said, remembering the kind of women he'd seen Knox involved with before.
Knox threw back his head and laughed. "Come on Kincaid, all women are my type."
Hawk shook his head, then prepared to ask one more favor and sign off. Knox's preferences in women was something he had no time or desire to think about. He had to get home and make sure his family was still safe.
Chapter 10
Emma stomped in her front door, Craig on her heels. "I just don't understand why you had to come to the fire station," she said over her shoulder.
JT stood in the dining area, setting the table.
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