Page 47 of Cause and Effect

“Incredible?”

“Incredible.” I pressed my lips against hers.

I lifted her from the island, collected her dress and panties from the kitchen floor, and handed them to her.

“She’s lying,” Laurel randomly blurted out as we dressed.

“Who’s lying?” I turned and looked at her.

“Georgina. I think she’s working with the woman who murdered Derek.”

“What?” I chuckled. “Don’t be ridiculous.”

“Something wasn’t sitting right with me when we met with her earlier. It was her body language. She seemed very nervous.”

“Wouldn’t you be if someone was trying to frame you for murder?” I asked.

“That’s the thing. Remember when she said she loved Derek and could never hurt him?”

“Yeah. I remember.”

“Shecouldn’t hurt him, but she could have someone else do it for her.”

“Laurel, I’ve known Derek and Georgina for years. Georgina would never do that.”

“Exactly!” She pointed at me. “Nobody would think Georgina Bennett could ever harm anyone. That’s the whole point, Julian. Here’s my theory. Georgina hired someone who looked like her to murder her husband, knowing she would be accused.”

“Oh, come on, Laurel. That is absurd.”

“Not if you have one of the best lawyers in Californiarepresenting you.” Her brow arched. “Someone with a proven track record of never losing.”

“If that’s the case, I must withdraw as her lawyer. But I can’t and won’t do that until there’s evidence or proof that she colluded with someone to murder her husband. I’m sorry, but I don’t believe your theory. Someone is setting Georgina up to take the fall, and it’s our job to prove it.”

“Okay,” she said, heading toward the front door.

“Okay? That’s it?” I asked.

“Yeah. You’re right, Julian. We’ll just have to work harder to find evidence of her innocence.”

“Are you agreeing with me to disagree?” I followed her out the door.

“No. Not at all. It was just a dumb theory.”

I narrowed my eyes as we climbed into my car and drove down to Roman’s house.

“It’s about time you two got back,” Parker said as we stepped through the door. “Heads up. Your shirt is misbuttoned.” A smirk crossed his lips.

Looking down, I noticed it was. “Shit.”

“Really?” he whispered. “You two had sex again?”

“It couldn’t be helped.” I smiled.

“There you are.” Roman stepped inside from the patio. “How did it go with Georgina?”

“They had sex.” Parker glanced at him.

“You and Georgina?” Roman’s brows furrowed.

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