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As Reilly uessed the pair of the across her kitchen, Veck was looking downright pissed off, and although she bristled at the caveman routine, it wasn&039;t like she didn&039;t knohere he was co from

"Why didn&039;t you tell ain "Or, shit, if not me, anyone else?"

"Who says I was stalked"

"Why else would you ement"

See, this hy you didn&039;t want to date a detective

Linking her arainst the counter "I didn&039;t actually see anything" She shrugged "If I&039;d had so to report, I would have told you But I just sat in that chair all night, wondering if I was paranoid Nothing happened"

"You should have called me" At that, she cocked a brow, and he cursed as if he were res had been left between them "Okay, okaybut, da for soht I auarantee you that if anyone had come into my house, I&039;d have taken care of the situation"

Muttering so about Dirty Harry, Veck went over and sat at the kitchen table Bracing his arms on his elbows, he rubbed his head "This shit is out of hand"

Which part? The idea that they were being stalked? The Kroner situation? The body they&039;d found?

The sex? The "love" thing?

So much to choose from

As she took the chair across froether at their table in that nice house of theirs She&039;d bet they&039;d never had to stare at each other over this kind of -

A screech lit off from behind the house, and she and Veck were up on their feet before the high-pitched burst faded

"Wh>Guns ca door that opened to the backyard Reilly nailed the overhead light switch, plunging the kitchen into darkness, before hitting the one that cranked the security lights on

Her eyes searched the brightly illuminated yard

There wasn&039;t much to her back forty It was more like a back four, and the only vista she had, such as it as of the boxy, suburban connect-the-dots of the other houses in the neighborhood

Nothing was out there That she could see

Her instincts told her another story And made her think of all the footprints "Jim Heron" hadn&039;t left behind

"I feel like I&039; crazy," she muttered

"Funny, I&039; else happened, they waited And waited And waited some more Eventually, they both peeled off from the door and reholstered their weapons

"We need food And a shower," she muttered "And a psych eval"

When there was no response, she glanced over at her partner Veck was pacing around, looking as if he were about to levitate off the floor

It ithout saying that there was going to be no talking hi him to stop or mow her over He stopped

"Food Shower," she co for now"

He smiled at her and brushed her cheek with his hand "This your way of asking me for a date, Officer"

"Guess it is, Detective"

"Then how about we start with a shower," he said in the kind of deep voice that made her consider the value of cleanliness

Meticulous, soapy, slow-going cleanliness

She had to clear her throat "Because I have a feeling we&039;re going to be up there for a while"

"You don&039;t say" He stepped in closer and put his hands on her hips "You think we&039;re that dirty"

"Try filthy," she said, focusing on his lips "We are past dirty and into filthy territory"

Veck purred on a low throb as one of his palripped her, bringing her flush against hi into the front of her hips

As he rolled his pelvis, he stroked her with exactly what she was breathless for

And in response, Reilly rose onto her tiptoes, arched into him, and wrapped her arrowled

Tilting her head to the side, she put her mouth less than an inch from his In her breathiest, sexiest voice, she murmured, "What do you want on your pizza "

Then she sucked his lower lip in and bit it ever so slightly

He groaned and tightened up all over "Tease"

"I&039;ll be your dessert - "

Turned out you didn&039;t taunt a ainst the wall, took both her hands, and held the hihs to her breasts, he worked a rhyth

"You&039;d better order now," he said, licking up her throat "Or I&039;et to the phone for a while"

He stretched out her ar her in the vicinity of the receiver But he didn&039;t stop with the erotic riding, or the tongue Instead, he pushed his leg between hers so the friction got worseor better, depending on how you looked at it