Page 44 of Mensa's Match

He stared at the water again while shaking his head.

Something struck me. “Are you angry?”

He shot me some side-eye, but he couldn’t deny it.

I laughed.

“What’s funny?” he asked.

“You’re angry for me,” I said.

“I’m more than angry. The way you talk about him, it sounds like that fucker had a real shot with you.”

My lips twisted. “I thought we were moving toward living together, but it quickly became clear that I was wrong.”

That earned me his side-eye again.

“Wait, are you jealous, too?”

He arched a brow. “Yeah. And it sounds as though you like that.”

I shrugged. “I can’t remember anyone being jealous before, so… yeah, I do.”

In a flash, he set his container aside and leaned toward me. “Nobody’s ever been jealous or possessive of you?”

“Not like that.”

The way he exhaled, I didn’t want him to shift back and I cupped his jaw. Our eyes locked. I leaned in to kiss him. My tongue darted out to his lips, I caught a hint of his spicy chicken but he didn’t open his mouth.

I pulled back with a questioning look.

“Thought you’d have learned back on your couch, woman. I let you kiss me like that, we’re going to jail for indecency.”

“You’re crazy.”

He stood and grabbed his food container. “Nope, but it’s time to go. You can finish your food in my room.”

I’d decimated my Cashew Chicken to nothing but a few baby corn cobs and a bunch of celery chunks. With a head shake, I grabbed my container and stood. “I’m done, big guy. You need help folding the blanket?”

I waited while Mensa stuffed the blanket back into the saddle bag on his bike. My cell rang and I saw the number for the Biloxi PD.

“Whitney Blume,” I answered.

“It’s Detective Fortner. We found your car.”

My eyes lit up. “That’s great news, but why do you sound disappointed?”

“Not disappointed. The vehicle’s been found at your apartment complex.”

I blinked. “What?”

“Yeah. If you want to come downstairs—”

I grimaced. “I’m not home right now. I can be back there in roughly ten minutes.”

Mensa’s brows arched and he mouthed the word ‘car.’

I nodded.

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