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Or would the elderly couple, the oldhis wife a scoop of cheesecake off of his fork, be the victims?

Sadly, the miserableness of the situation finally hit me

I couldn’t go out and draw him out because I wouldn’t want to put whoever helped me at risk

Officially, until he made himself known, I was under lock and key

Unless I moved to the wilds of Alaska where I kneouldn’t follow

And truthfully, I wasn’t sure that I could even survive that far north seeing as it dropped to such low degrees

“We were safe” Laric caught ainst his hard thigh “And your dad drove you in soly truck I’m fairly sure that meant he was inconspicuous as well”

I sighed,to the elderly couple

“If you think they’re safe, I’ll defer to you,” I admitted

“Holy shit,” Ada his hand to his chest “Dad, if he asks for Catori’s hand in e, don’t even think to hesitate This man just made her do the impossible”

I picked up the half-eaten roll on my dinner plate and tossed it at his face

It bounced off his chin, leaving a smear of butter in his beard in its wake

Adarinned at me, picked up the roll that was now in his lap, and took a bite

“If you’d have just given it to me earlier like I’d asked…” he teased

He finished the roll leaving the butter in his beard

“Are you going to clean that up?” I asked curiously

He shrugged “Is it bothering you with it there?”

It was

He knew it

I knew it

Hell, even my dad knew it

Laric started to chuckle as he reached for my sweet tea that I’d barely touched—it was so sweet that I’d asked for half and half—and drank soit anymore

“Thirsty?” I teased

He winked at h, and then turned to ht could use your help”

“I don’t have plans,” Adalass down on the table and still leaving the fucking butter in his beard

Laric turned to Adam

“No offense, but I didn’t ask you” Before Ada that we’re going to do is probably not the best idea for an active-duty cop Just sayin’”