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came from. “Okay. What precinct held him?”
“Forty-eighth.”
Damn. It’s where Rob works. “Let’s go.”
“My limo service should have a driver here in fifteen minutes.” He speaks to a flight representative at the desk about holding out flight, and keeping our checked bags with the plane until we return.
In twenty minutes we’re on the way to the precinct. I send a text to Rob to see if he’s around and knows what’s going on. Word gets around fast. He replies and says he’s heard about it, but is not on the case. I ask him who the lead detective is. He tells me it’s Detective Matheson.
“Jonathan, do you know a Detective Matheson?” I ask.
“Yeah. He’s a friend of my dad’s. Why?”
“He’s lead detective.”
Jonathan relaxes. “Well that should help.”
I pull out my tablet. I need to be prepared when we get to the station. “Just in case, can you give me some details on this man who’s been arrested?”
“Sure. What do you need to know?”
“Name?”
“Tony Virocci. Rocko for short.”
“And he’s a local?”
“Yes. He lives in the Bronx.”
“And does he have permits for all the weapons he carries? I’m assuming it’s guns they found during the search.”
“Yes. And yes.”
“You’re positive? Even one unlicensed weapon can make a difference in my approach when I get there.”
“Well, I’m pretty sure. But I can’t be one hundred percent.”
“Alright. Does he have any recent criminal convictions?”
“No. He’s clean.”
“Okay. It should be fairly straightforward, then.”
He looks up from his phone. “Maybe. Rocko has serious confinement issues.”
“What?”
“Claustrophobia. He can’t function in confined spaces. Those tiny interview rooms will get to him, and he’ll be clawing at the walls with his bare fingernails to get out. I can’t imagine what a jail cell would do. I hope we can work this out tonight.”
“It should be fine.”
He leans over to me and whispers, “Has anyone ever told you you’re sexy when you’re concentrating?”
“Not recently,” I answer, a smile creeping up my face without my permission.
“Well, you are.” He cups his hand under my chin and turns my face to look him in the eye. “Thanks for helping me out.”
I start to answer but he leans closer and plants a soft kiss on my lips. As before, the electricity moves through us. I have to pull away before I get sucked in. I really need to get my act together before I walk into Rob’s precinct. I pull back to look at him.
“I’m happy to help. But don’t thank me until I get the job done.”
“You will. Kara only hires the best of the best.”
I put my hand on his chest, and push him away to get some distance between us. “Just stay on your side of the limo for now. I can’t…I can barely think when you do that.”
He smiles at me with a broad grin. “Do what? This?”
He puts his arm on my back and pulls me into his arm, pressing his lips into mine for a hungry, deep kiss. My mind goes blank as he owns me in that kiss. Soon I’m on his lap, and his hands are all over me. I’m grateful when the limo comes to a stop.
He pulls out from the kiss and whispers, “Hold that thought.”
This man has a power over me like nothing else I’ve experienced. I’m still pulling myself together after he helps me out of the car and walks toward the precinct beside me. I’ll be lucky if I can string together a sentence to help his friend out of this mess when we get inside.
I wipe the goofy smile from my face when I see Rob walking toward us as we wait at the main desk.
Chapter Fourteen
Rebecca
The next day, I walk into Kara’s office when her assistant tells me she’ll see me. I think I’m in over my head. I can’t have Jonathan as my client, and now Rob is part of the equation. It’s been over a year since we broke up, but it feels like he betrayed me just days ago. And now I’m supposed to put on a professional face and deal
“Forty-eighth.”
Damn. It’s where Rob works. “Let’s go.”
“My limo service should have a driver here in fifteen minutes.” He speaks to a flight representative at the desk about holding out flight, and keeping our checked bags with the plane until we return.
In twenty minutes we’re on the way to the precinct. I send a text to Rob to see if he’s around and knows what’s going on. Word gets around fast. He replies and says he’s heard about it, but is not on the case. I ask him who the lead detective is. He tells me it’s Detective Matheson.
“Jonathan, do you know a Detective Matheson?” I ask.
“Yeah. He’s a friend of my dad’s. Why?”
“He’s lead detective.”
Jonathan relaxes. “Well that should help.”
I pull out my tablet. I need to be prepared when we get to the station. “Just in case, can you give me some details on this man who’s been arrested?”
“Sure. What do you need to know?”
“Name?”
“Tony Virocci. Rocko for short.”
“And he’s a local?”
“Yes. He lives in the Bronx.”
“And does he have permits for all the weapons he carries? I’m assuming it’s guns they found during the search.”
“Yes. And yes.”
“You’re positive? Even one unlicensed weapon can make a difference in my approach when I get there.”
“Well, I’m pretty sure. But I can’t be one hundred percent.”
“Alright. Does he have any recent criminal convictions?”
“No. He’s clean.”
“Okay. It should be fairly straightforward, then.”
He looks up from his phone. “Maybe. Rocko has serious confinement issues.”
“What?”
“Claustrophobia. He can’t function in confined spaces. Those tiny interview rooms will get to him, and he’ll be clawing at the walls with his bare fingernails to get out. I can’t imagine what a jail cell would do. I hope we can work this out tonight.”
“It should be fine.”
He leans over to me and whispers, “Has anyone ever told you you’re sexy when you’re concentrating?”
“Not recently,” I answer, a smile creeping up my face without my permission.
“Well, you are.” He cups his hand under my chin and turns my face to look him in the eye. “Thanks for helping me out.”
I start to answer but he leans closer and plants a soft kiss on my lips. As before, the electricity moves through us. I have to pull away before I get sucked in. I really need to get my act together before I walk into Rob’s precinct. I pull back to look at him.
“I’m happy to help. But don’t thank me until I get the job done.”
“You will. Kara only hires the best of the best.”
I put my hand on his chest, and push him away to get some distance between us. “Just stay on your side of the limo for now. I can’t…I can barely think when you do that.”
He smiles at me with a broad grin. “Do what? This?”
He puts his arm on my back and pulls me into his arm, pressing his lips into mine for a hungry, deep kiss. My mind goes blank as he owns me in that kiss. Soon I’m on his lap, and his hands are all over me. I’m grateful when the limo comes to a stop.
He pulls out from the kiss and whispers, “Hold that thought.”
This man has a power over me like nothing else I’ve experienced. I’m still pulling myself together after he helps me out of the car and walks toward the precinct beside me. I’ll be lucky if I can string together a sentence to help his friend out of this mess when we get inside.
I wipe the goofy smile from my face when I see Rob walking toward us as we wait at the main desk.
Chapter Fourteen
Rebecca
The next day, I walk into Kara’s office when her assistant tells me she’ll see me. I think I’m in over my head. I can’t have Jonathan as my client, and now Rob is part of the equation. It’s been over a year since we broke up, but it feels like he betrayed me just days ago. And now I’m supposed to put on a professional face and deal
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