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were keeping her overnight and her boyfriend Kevin was there with her – complaining bitterly the whole time, according to Mac – but at least she wasn’t on her own. Gabi suspected that Curtis would give anything he possessed to be the one holding Tessa’s hand right now… but that wasn’t his place. Unfortunately.
Gabi closed her eyes and stuck her whole face in the hot shower spray. The water was calming and she just let herself stand there for a few minutes, her mind wandering. When she started to think about Miguel, she tensed up, fought the thoughts. She didn’t want to think about the murder, didn’t want to face any of it yet. But time was running out and she had to stop hiding from the truth.
When she’d told Aidan that tonight was an escape, she’d meant it… and that escape was now coming to an end. No matter how hard she tried to forget and tried to pretend, none of this was going anywhere. She had to be more proactive now, she knew. Gabi had to take some steps to protect herself – even if nothing was actually coming to hurt her.
She ran her hands over her tense shoulders and thought about King. She wasn’t totally sure what the man did (something about security, or special-ops missions, or crime-fighting while wearing a cape?) but she knew that if anyone could help her, it was him. In his line of business, she assumed that he respected and understood both secrecy and information. Maybe he knew who Trigger and Ace were? And if so, maybe he could use the murder as some kind of bargaining chip with them? Maybe even to negotiate her safety?
Gabi thought about that for a while and finally decided that this was the best course of action. She’d tell King what had happened and then she’d do whatever he told her to do. If he said she should go to the police, she would. She trusted him completely and she was certain he’d make sure she was protected.
She turned off the shower and toweled off, her mind made up now. King wouldn’t be at the bar tomorrow night since he was picking up his girlfriend Naomi from the airport in the morning. She’d been down in Arizona and New Mexico for almost two weeks, meeting with art gallery owners who wanted to partner with her art program for autistic adults. Gabi was sure that King would be taking Naomi straight home from the airport and to bed. No way he’d be dropping by Curves at all the next day and she didn’t want to interrupt their reunion.
OK, so, she’d call him on Monday morning. Gabi figured she had one more night of work here – maybe more if Tessa wasn’t able to come back by Monday – and she was staying here tomorrow, too. She was as safe as she’d ever be. Monday, then. On Monday she’d ask King to meet her and she’d tell him everything.
One more day isn’t going to hurt, right?
Chapter Four
Aidan grinned at Gabi when she appeared in the bar area. Christ, it was good to see her and not just because she was in yet another of Kenleigh’s hot little numbers. A skirt tonight, tight but not too short, and a blouse casually knotted under her breasts. He took in her taut midriff, shapely calves and that incredibly sexy lower back. He swallowed, tried to keep his dick under control. It wasn’t easy.
“Aidan!” God, he loved how she said his name. Gabi had moved to the U.S. when she was eight, she’d told him once, so she’d been there for most of her life and her English was perfect. Still, she had a faint accent; just enough to make his name sound like music in her mouth.
“Hi,” he said gruffly. “You doing OK?”
“Me?” Her dark eyes widened. “Are you OK after last night?”
“Hell, yeah, darlin’,” he said. “I’m indestructible. Didn’t you know?”
“No, I had no idea. How’d you keep this to yourself for so long?”
He shrugged. “I don’t like to brag about it, you know. Makes the boys feel all intimidated.”
“Jealous too, I bet.”
“You know it.”
They smiled at each other now and suddenly,
Gabi closed her eyes and stuck her whole face in the hot shower spray. The water was calming and she just let herself stand there for a few minutes, her mind wandering. When she started to think about Miguel, she tensed up, fought the thoughts. She didn’t want to think about the murder, didn’t want to face any of it yet. But time was running out and she had to stop hiding from the truth.
When she’d told Aidan that tonight was an escape, she’d meant it… and that escape was now coming to an end. No matter how hard she tried to forget and tried to pretend, none of this was going anywhere. She had to be more proactive now, she knew. Gabi had to take some steps to protect herself – even if nothing was actually coming to hurt her.
She ran her hands over her tense shoulders and thought about King. She wasn’t totally sure what the man did (something about security, or special-ops missions, or crime-fighting while wearing a cape?) but she knew that if anyone could help her, it was him. In his line of business, she assumed that he respected and understood both secrecy and information. Maybe he knew who Trigger and Ace were? And if so, maybe he could use the murder as some kind of bargaining chip with them? Maybe even to negotiate her safety?
Gabi thought about that for a while and finally decided that this was the best course of action. She’d tell King what had happened and then she’d do whatever he told her to do. If he said she should go to the police, she would. She trusted him completely and she was certain he’d make sure she was protected.
She turned off the shower and toweled off, her mind made up now. King wouldn’t be at the bar tomorrow night since he was picking up his girlfriend Naomi from the airport in the morning. She’d been down in Arizona and New Mexico for almost two weeks, meeting with art gallery owners who wanted to partner with her art program for autistic adults. Gabi was sure that King would be taking Naomi straight home from the airport and to bed. No way he’d be dropping by Curves at all the next day and she didn’t want to interrupt their reunion.
OK, so, she’d call him on Monday morning. Gabi figured she had one more night of work here – maybe more if Tessa wasn’t able to come back by Monday – and she was staying here tomorrow, too. She was as safe as she’d ever be. Monday, then. On Monday she’d ask King to meet her and she’d tell him everything.
One more day isn’t going to hurt, right?
Chapter Four
Aidan grinned at Gabi when she appeared in the bar area. Christ, it was good to see her and not just because she was in yet another of Kenleigh’s hot little numbers. A skirt tonight, tight but not too short, and a blouse casually knotted under her breasts. He took in her taut midriff, shapely calves and that incredibly sexy lower back. He swallowed, tried to keep his dick under control. It wasn’t easy.
“Aidan!” God, he loved how she said his name. Gabi had moved to the U.S. when she was eight, she’d told him once, so she’d been there for most of her life and her English was perfect. Still, she had a faint accent; just enough to make his name sound like music in her mouth.
“Hi,” he said gruffly. “You doing OK?”
“Me?” Her dark eyes widened. “Are you OK after last night?”
“Hell, yeah, darlin’,” he said. “I’m indestructible. Didn’t you know?”
“No, I had no idea. How’d you keep this to yourself for so long?”
He shrugged. “I don’t like to brag about it, you know. Makes the boys feel all intimidated.”
“Jealous too, I bet.”
“You know it.”
They smiled at each other now and suddenly,
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