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eyes narrowed. “You’d better, or I’ll paddle your ass so hard you won’t be able to sit down for a week.”
She glowered up at him. “My hero.” When he continued to glare down at her, she let out a sigh of defeat. “Fine. Just make sure you’re extra careful.”
He scowled. “Don’t worry. I’m not going to do anything to your brother.”
“It’s not just Tad I’m worried about. I care about you too, you hard-headed jerk.” She watched his eyes widen and saw his startled smile. His pleased reaction told her that she might just as well have said she was crazy about him. Jake bent to brush a quick burning kiss across her lips. When he pulled away, Samantha blinked up and noticed his fierce, totally macho smile. “What was that for?”
“For being worried about me. It’s a new experience for me.” He turned and moved away to blend into the shadows, heading toward the boathouse.
Stunned by his outburst of affection, she hesitated for a moment, and then drew her wits back together. They still had a crisis to get through, and she was well known for being calm in a crisis. She’d do her best to stay out of Jake’s way, but she had to be close enough to help. She sprinted to the corner of the shed and glanced at the pier. The boater was tying up to the dock. In the dark, she couldn’t tell who it was. She had to get a little bit closer.
A few quick steps took her back to the gloom of the tree line. She picked her way through the pines until she reached the boathouse. Holding her breath, she glanced left and right but she didn’t see Jake. Was he hiding inside? She made a quick dash to the door. As quietly as possible, she turned the handle. It turned silently and easily. Jake must have oiled it for just such an occasion.
The darkness inside the room was oppressive. The moonlight shining through the dusty windows gave only a tiny bit of illumination. She didn’t see Jake. Just then, the door on the dockside began to squeak open. Samantha quickly stepped inside, closed the door, and dove for the shadows.
Footsteps rang on the concrete floor as the intruder stepped inside. A flashlight beam split the darkness. “Is anyone there?” the trespasser shouted.
Samantha gasped and sprang to her feet. “Tad?”
Suddenly, there was a thud followed by Tad’s outraged, male bellow.
Samantha scrambled out of her hiding place. The fallen flashlight illuminated Tad and Jake wrestling back and forth on the floor, struggling for domination. She rushed over to grab the flashlight and beam it at the fighting men. “Stop it immediately, you two idiots!” she shouted in time to catch movement next to her. She swung the beam into the darkness only to find two of members of Jake’s security crew creeping toward them guns drawn. She sucked in a shocked breath and turned to glare at Ramsey. “You fucking lied to me. Telling me you were working this case alone. Who else is going to show up, the FBI?”
Jake hesitated for a moment, then said, “Now, sugar, it isn’t what it looks like.”
“FBI,” Tad screeched, landing a glancing blow off Jake’s chin, then glanced up at Samantha and let out a startled gasp. “Sis, what are you doing here?”
Samantha gazed at her little brother in horror. How could he have betrayed their father this way? She was barely aware of the security team anymore she was so shocked. “That’s what I want to know. How could you be disloyal to Dad this way?”
“Stay out of this, Samantha.” Jake rolled to his feet. “This is police business now.” He bent to jerk Tad up by his collar then turned to his men saying, “Stand down, guys.”
“What the hell’s going on?” Tad gasped, shooting a worried glance around the men. “And why is the goon squad here?” He reached for his dropped attaché case. His feet stumbled for a steady footing as he jerked out of Jake’s grasp.
Samantha willed herself to calm down as Jake’s men faded into the background. How long have they
She glowered up at him. “My hero.” When he continued to glare down at her, she let out a sigh of defeat. “Fine. Just make sure you’re extra careful.”
He scowled. “Don’t worry. I’m not going to do anything to your brother.”
“It’s not just Tad I’m worried about. I care about you too, you hard-headed jerk.” She watched his eyes widen and saw his startled smile. His pleased reaction told her that she might just as well have said she was crazy about him. Jake bent to brush a quick burning kiss across her lips. When he pulled away, Samantha blinked up and noticed his fierce, totally macho smile. “What was that for?”
“For being worried about me. It’s a new experience for me.” He turned and moved away to blend into the shadows, heading toward the boathouse.
Stunned by his outburst of affection, she hesitated for a moment, and then drew her wits back together. They still had a crisis to get through, and she was well known for being calm in a crisis. She’d do her best to stay out of Jake’s way, but she had to be close enough to help. She sprinted to the corner of the shed and glanced at the pier. The boater was tying up to the dock. In the dark, she couldn’t tell who it was. She had to get a little bit closer.
A few quick steps took her back to the gloom of the tree line. She picked her way through the pines until she reached the boathouse. Holding her breath, she glanced left and right but she didn’t see Jake. Was he hiding inside? She made a quick dash to the door. As quietly as possible, she turned the handle. It turned silently and easily. Jake must have oiled it for just such an occasion.
The darkness inside the room was oppressive. The moonlight shining through the dusty windows gave only a tiny bit of illumination. She didn’t see Jake. Just then, the door on the dockside began to squeak open. Samantha quickly stepped inside, closed the door, and dove for the shadows.
Footsteps rang on the concrete floor as the intruder stepped inside. A flashlight beam split the darkness. “Is anyone there?” the trespasser shouted.
Samantha gasped and sprang to her feet. “Tad?”
Suddenly, there was a thud followed by Tad’s outraged, male bellow.
Samantha scrambled out of her hiding place. The fallen flashlight illuminated Tad and Jake wrestling back and forth on the floor, struggling for domination. She rushed over to grab the flashlight and beam it at the fighting men. “Stop it immediately, you two idiots!” she shouted in time to catch movement next to her. She swung the beam into the darkness only to find two of members of Jake’s security crew creeping toward them guns drawn. She sucked in a shocked breath and turned to glare at Ramsey. “You fucking lied to me. Telling me you were working this case alone. Who else is going to show up, the FBI?”
Jake hesitated for a moment, then said, “Now, sugar, it isn’t what it looks like.”
“FBI,” Tad screeched, landing a glancing blow off Jake’s chin, then glanced up at Samantha and let out a startled gasp. “Sis, what are you doing here?”
Samantha gazed at her little brother in horror. How could he have betrayed their father this way? She was barely aware of the security team anymore she was so shocked. “That’s what I want to know. How could you be disloyal to Dad this way?”
“Stay out of this, Samantha.” Jake rolled to his feet. “This is police business now.” He bent to jerk Tad up by his collar then turned to his men saying, “Stand down, guys.”
“What the hell’s going on?” Tad gasped, shooting a worried glance around the men. “And why is the goon squad here?” He reached for his dropped attaché case. His feet stumbled for a steady footing as he jerked out of Jake’s grasp.
Samantha willed herself to calm down as Jake’s men faded into the background. How long have they
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