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“I’ve got…” Words escape le not to lose et back to work,” I finish, alaruy distract oes my job

He stares at hs “You really kno to kill the mood,” he comments

“Sorry,” I wince, “but I can’t afford to lose this job” I pull away fro my clothes in the process

He leans against the wall behind hi “Maybe we’ll need to continue this later? I’ll hang around until you finish”

I grin and cock my head “I’ll come find you when I’m done”

The shift creeps along at a snail’s pace Every now and then I catch a gli Near the end ofto chat him up My hands clench into fists by my side The irrational side of ainst I study his face for a , but his eyes catch mine and he winks Immediately I relax and force myself to look away

At the end of o in search of Conrad I’m nervous as fuck because it’s been a while since I’ve been with a guy Even though he claims this is all to annoyiswould probably be easier if I was one of those girls who could have sex with randoirls—at the drop of a hat But I’m not

After crawling through the club in search of him, I start to wonder if I’ve been stood up This pro from him

Conrad: Sorry, I got called out to a case Maybe we can continue this tomorrow?

I’oing to be fucked senseless by him and relieved that I have a day to prepare myself

Me: Sure, I’ll see you later

I stop off for some dinner on the way hoht I can’t stop thinking about Conrad and what he wants from me Was it really a coincidence that he showed up at my work? He’s a cop; it wouldn’t have been too hard for hiure out where I work

I sit down in a booth at the back of the diner with ly busy— I quickly eata stalker ruleme It’s so easy for ht

Chapter Six

It’s Monday, and I wake early that afternoon and spend a few hours studying, aware that I’m underprepared for the exam I have next week for one of my classes It’s nearly three pm when I close my books My head feels like it’s about to burst and I’m in desperate need of caffeine