Page 28 of Renegade

I swiped my badge up off the nightstand. “I’m a cop, sweetheart. Remember?”

She’d already forgotten that she just lived right across the street, it appeared. That was a good thing, given my track record lately.

Tits McGee nodded jerkily and whispered softly, “Right. Cool.”

BJ crossed her arms over her chest and huffed loudly. “I just don’t get why we can’t stay. Doesn’t your roommate want to join us?”

I thought about the wide-eyed blonde running from the room. “You know, I think he’s gonna pass on the sex tonight. C’mon, up. Out, out, out.”

I stood up and swayed heavily as the floor moved beneath me like waves. Somehow, I managed to get my boxers on while remaining semi-upright.

BJ stomped toward the door, while Tits McGee grinned like an idiot at every object we passed. I was fucked up; she was somewhere way beyond that.

I walked out into the empty living room and threw the front door open. David’s truck was still sitting in the driveway, so he was somewhere on the property. “Okay, there ya go, ladies. Tits, BJ, have a great night.”

BJ turned back around on the porch. “Wait. That’s not our na—” I slammed the door and locked it before she could finish.

“Nice, Mike. Real fucking nice. I bring Beth here to meet you and you’re smack dab in the middle of an orgy.” David stood in the doorway to the kitchen, frowning.

I offered, “Well, it was more of a ménage than an orgy,” His gaze darkened and I began talking faster. “What I mean to say is that I am very sorry and it will never happen again. Now, where’s this girl of yours?”

David relaxed and pointed toward the back door. “She’s out by the fire pit. Now, before you fuck this up royally, I really like her. Okay?”

I nodded and fell into the wall. It took me several tries before I was able to get back on my feet. “Yep, got it. Don’t embarrass you.”

He grabbed my arm and led me into the kitchen. “Jesus Christ, Mike. Did you not bother sobering up after last night?”

I shook my head. “I’m celebrating. Got a promotion at work—you’re looking at Detective Sullivan.” Then I pushed myself off of him and threw up in the sink.

“David? I think I’m gonna head home. I’ve got training at my new job on Monday…gonna turn in early.”

Wasn’t today Saturday?

Was I supposed to be at work?

I took a long drink from the faucet before turning around. Beth’s eyes widened again, but she was polite enough to extend her hand toward me. “Hello, I’m Elizabeth.”

I wiped my hand on my boxers before shaking hers. “Mike. Pleasure to meet you.”

She was way out of my league—David’s too for that matter.

He stepped in and pried her hand from mine. “Alright, let me walk you out to your car,” He turned to me, “I’ll deal with you later.”

I nodded and waited until they walked out before rinsing my mouth under the faucet again. I really needed the room to stop spinning for a fucking second so I could regain my bearings.

“So, are we gonna discuss the real reason that you’ve gone off on a two-day bender?” David shut the front door behind him and walked over to where I stood hunched over by the sink.

I shrugged. “Turns out, I’m not real good at celebrating within reason. I gotta work on that. So, enough about me—tell me about this girl.”

Please, for the love of God, don’t ask me anything else.

David’s entire face changed once I mentioned Elizabeth. That was definitely a new one for me. The guy had two expressions—surly and‘don’t fuck with me.’Sure, he’d smile from time to time, but he didn’t give that shit away freely.

“She’s…I don’t know, man, she’s just perfect.” He grinned and stared off into space.

“She must be something for you to have gone off with her for the last two days.” I sounded jealous, which I wasn’t. I’d had BJ and Tits keeping me company.

His grin faded. “Gone off with her? Mike, I’ve stayed here alone the last two nights. I’m sorry you were too shit-faced to notice, but Beth isn’t that type of girl.”

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