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"Because you’re the worst When we got this place, the agent told you the asking rental price enty-two hundred a ot the words out"
"He said that was his best price," Grace argued, her hackles rising She knew as soon as she said the words how ridiculous they sounded
"That’s his job" She looked to Trick for backup, and he nodded "What did you think he was he going to say? ‘This place has been on the et it way cheaper?’ You’re so lucky to have ht about that There was no way to quantify the business savvy that her friend brought to the table It was probably good for Grace to stay as far away fro table as possible Even after all the lies Victor had told her, her nature hadn’t changed She took people at face value, and if the real estate agent said that was the best he could do, then she believed hiht everyone was full of crap She would go look at that rental property, grab on like a pit bull, and shake until the actual best price was deterain and the decision was made "Okay, but if you want me to see it, call lish or solided across the roo the hip sway a little, in Grace’s opinion--and tossed a finger wiggle over her shoulder at Trick "Make sure you keep that gun cleaned and ready to fire Wouldn’t want to get caught with your pants down," she called, stepping out the door and closing it behind her
"Will do" He chuckled and turned to Grace "She never runs out of ‘e her head "What can you do? She’d take a bullet for reed" He collapsed into the chair Serena had vacated and blew out a breath that sent the honey-colored lock on his forehead dancing He’d been asking her to tri him off The last ti her fingers into the short, thick waves, all those breast-to-shoulder incidental touches as shebody… She’d woken up to the kinkiest dream she’d ever had, bathed in sweat, and hadn’t been able to make eye contact with him for a week
Serena insisted that it was because she had a secret thing for Trick, but Grace knew better It was nothing y Trick was a fox, and it had been close to two years since she’d been with a man Hell, even then it had been with Victor She ay past due for so didn’t mean her heart was anywhere close to ready And if it was? It would never be ready for a wildcard like him Nope, she and Trick were friends, and she could count the true friends she had on one hand, without the thu Pao or cashew pork?" he asked, brows raised
She cleared her throat, suddenly parched "Doesn’t ht now"
He pulled two sporks fro and passed her a carton "My mother always told ood eater She would highly approve of you"
Grace laughed and rolled her eyes to disguise the annoying tingle that came with his words Maybe Trick’sdown "Thanks a lot" He never pulled punches with her, which was both a curse and a blessing so herself dateless, it did sting her pride a little, but not enough to get her to turn down Chinese takeout
"You know I don’t mean it like that I like that you can eat and enjoy your food A woman like Serena would drivein the world" His eye sparkled with a naughty gleam "I don’t trust people who don’t allow themselves to enjoy it"
She should have been used to the sexuality that seeh it was classic Trick and not a vibe he was intentionally giving off for her benefit, it was hard to ignore She pushed aside her reaction and forked up awhen the spicy sauce hit her tongue "Oh ht now"
His eyes narrowed for a quick second before his lips stretched into the standard Trick panty-rin "See what I ht about that She didn’t know if it was his presence or the food, but she was already feeling a little better They were quiet for a while as they ate except for some sounds that could have been misconstrued if they’d been recorded She’d worked her way through half her chicken when he stopped her
"Want to switch?"
She shook her head regretfully and sank back, giving the plastic utensil one ot to squeeze into host costu mistaken for a marshmallow" Salem took Halloween very seriously, and if you didn’t show up to a party in costuet in She patted her happy tuh So what’s up with you? How come you’re on this side of town in the rabbed the white box in front of her and dug in "We had a weapons training session over at the range, so I thought I’d surprise you"
She’d figured so like that since he typically didn’t wear his SWAT uniform Usually, on work days he dressed in plain clothes to deal with his routine detective work at the station Then, if they got a call to an incident, they’d don their gear And daear Didn’t they have any extra-large t-shirts left in the pile? Jebus, the one he had on looked like it had been applied with a brush
She tore her gaze away and squeezed out a srub, seriously With the party to out of here for lunch today, and you savedof trail mix on her desk
"Glad to be of service So tell me what happened with Seth?" His eyes ith concern, and he gestured for her to co weird…like eren’t gelling, and then thishe called He beat around the bush for a while, but the bottoht we should just be friends, and it would be best if he didn’t go the party tonight" She shrugged, trying not to let the disappointuy, but dah, at least it wasn’t me It was him He assured ht It’s hiht and he set the e with no taste and a stupid job"
She didn’t know if being an actuary was a stupid job, per se, but she appreciated his support