Page 31 of The Bratva's Knocked-Up Bride

She stopped walking and gave me an incredulous look. “Yeah, inappropriate. You were technically trespassing and coerced him into speaking. I told him what company I work for…you understand how that could end poorly, right?”

As much as I didn’t want to admit it, I knew she was right.

Still, she continued, looking more annoyed than before. “Look, I don’t need you getting in the way, and I don’t need you causing any problems for me. I’m trying to be professional here.”

I cocked a brow at her. “I got that man to talk, didn’t I? We got something useful, like how the suspect might have a nefarious background in this area.”

“We might’ve gotten that information, but it would mean nothing if he suddenly decides to call the police on us. I’m a journalist, not a cop. I don’t have warrants to enter people’s homes.”

Again, she had a point.

Huffing out a breath, I scrubbed a hand down my face. “I’m just trying to help…you weren’t getting a whole lot, so I thought I’d make him talk.”

“That isn’t how we’re going to do this. At this rate, I’d rather you watch from the car instead of getting in the way,” Sky muttered, still looking utterly annoyed with me.

Of course, hearing that made my stomach drop, but I didn’t let my face show it.

When I didn’t say anything to that, she continued, “I don’t have much of a choice in you being here, but I need you to let me do my job. Let me handle the people and asking questions and just…guard, I guess. Please don’t make this any harder than it needs to be.”

Even if the two of us had sex and seemed to be on a fast track to potentially becoming something, there was no doubting how much she was resisting me. How she seemed colder than before and was being too stubborn to budge in the slightest.

It was irritating, especially after knowing I already had her. But at the same time, it brought me a strange sense of satisfaction.

I knew she was playing hard to get and wanted to seem as uninterested as possible, but she couldn’t fool me. Given how she was for me on Friday, I knew she wanted me just as much as I wanted her. She wasn’t just being coy, she was being difficult.

But I never minded a challenge.

So long as I knew there was a chance she was still attracted to me and wanted me, then I wasn’t going to lay down my sword just yet.

That being said, I couldn’t risk pissing her off more.

I sighed, then nodded. “Alright, fine. I’ll shut my big mouth and let you handle this. But I’m not waiting in the car. Anything could happen, and if I’m stuck there, then I’d be useless to you.”

While she seemed vaguely frustrated still, Sky conceded. “As long as you don’t risk my job or dignity, then I don’t care.”

She was being a hard-ass, but I guess I deserved it.

Continuing back up again, we moved down the street while I hung back by a step or two, offering her room to do as she needed.

In forcing myself to stay focused and on schedule, my mind drifted back to the man we spoke to last, and I couldn’t help but wonder about something he had mentioned.

“Hey, just a second,” I murmured, pausing again.

Sky released a deliberate sigh. “What now?”

“I just want to know something. What was that name the man gave us?”

While irritated by me stopping her once again, the expression faded slightly as she double-checked her notepad. “…uh, Pesci? Why, does that mean something to you?”

Thinking about it, I let go of a breath and shook my head. “No, I’ve never heard that name before, but I think we should stash that one away just in case.”

While she didn’t object, Sky gestured ahead of her. “Can we continue now?”

Letting a faint grin appear on my lips, I nodded. “Lead on.”

Nodding, but not without letting her eyes linger on me for a moment, she proceeded, and I followed a step behind her, keeping my eyes on our surroundings.

Chapter 14 - Sky

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