Page 31 of Wild Ace

“Fine, Jesus, I met her at Royals when Nico was here. That night, she got a call saying her grandfather was in the hospital after a robbery, and I drove her there.”

“You did?”

“Yeah. I couldn’t let her walk away before she even told me her name.”

“She wouldn’t tell you her name?”

“No.” I grin. “She also knew who I was when I told her my name and her first instinct was to walk away.”

“That’s different for you. I was lucky that by the time Tessa found out who I was, she said she couldn’t walk away even knowing she probably should.”

“Huh, I thought she was smarter than that,” I tell him, and that death look is back, making me laugh. “You need to relax. Maybe you should go back upstairs and try to put a second baby in her.”

“Shut the fuck up, Vin.”

“Sorry for trying to help you out.” I shrug.

There’s a knock at the door and I hop up to get it, knowing it’s going to be Jimmy. “Thanks, Jimmy.” When I sit back down, I eagerly open the envelope.

Her response doesn’t let me down, either. Below what I wrote, she added:

You’ll have to try a little harder

since I know your game.

She wants me to try harder? She has no idea how crazy I can get when I want something. Or, someone, in this case.

“Are you two passing notes like you’re in elementary school?”

“Just a little game we’re playing. I’m going to win, though.”

“You have too much confidence.”

I flash him a cocky grin. “No such thing.”

The taste of Lexi’s lips and the sound of her sweet and dirty moans haven’t left my mind since she walked out of my office last week.

Now I need to know how every inch of her tastes and what sounds she’ll make when my tongue is licking her pussy and my cock is balls deep inside her, stretching her wide.

Fuck.

Readjusting myself in the chair, I tuck the note safely away in my pocket and clear my throat. “So, I’ve already got a lead on one of the robbers. His name is Benjamin Pastorelli and he worked at Manzato’s for a few weeks before he learned how Frank does business and that he keeps all his money in a safe in his back office. I’ve got Detective Carthwright on it, but I also passed his name along to our men on the streets to keep an ear to the ground. He clearly hasn’t left town with the money he’s stolen if he and his partner hit another business last night. He’ll surface again.”

“You should’ve told me.”

“Probably. But I didn’t know they were doing it to more businesses.”

“I’ll make sure his name goes out to everyone and I’ll send a few of our guys to the other businesses that were hit to offer our help and to see if they need anything.”

“Good. I don’t want anyone thinking I’m playing favorites.”

“But you are.”

“True.” I grin, taking a sip of coffee. “And since we’ve got all that covered, I’m going to leave you to your morning drink. Unless you want me to stick around to pick out baby names? Because I think Vinny is great for a boy. We’d be lil and big Vin.”

Alec rolls his eyes. “You can save that for your own kid.”

“Maybe I will.”

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