Page 190 of Sin With Me

“I’m already spoken for, but yes, I wouldn’t put it past her to try to get under yourskin.”

“She’s already said you had her in thebarn.”

“Oh, Emma. Is that why you… today?” He sat there with his mouthopen.

“Partly. I guess I was jealous. I’m sorry. But I still wanted you there. Are you mad?” Sometimes, placing so much emphasis onto the barn sex, I thought I sounded silly. After all, there were much more comfortable places to make love thanthat.

“No, of course not. There is no one else in the world I wanted to share this with. I’m just sorry you had to listen to her lying mouth. Yes, I’d had her in a barn when we dated, but not that one. For her to say that… I swear I’m gonna…”

“You’re not going to do anything. I don’t blame any woman who swoons over you. It’s your own fault for being so sexy and giving.”

“Sexy?” He tackled me to the floor of the roof, kissingme.

Our bodies entwined with each other, his thigh resting comfortably in the apex of my crotch, gently pressing in, lifting me into his arms. His warmth penetrated my skin, reviving my need. I grasped his arms, holding on, savoring his mouth, feeling like I could kiss him like this until sunrise.

“I visited Mrs. Gladden today,” I said, pullingaway.

He regarded me from above. “That’s a big step, Em.”

“Yeah, it helped. She helped. You know, the people in this town, for the most part, are lovely.”

“They reallyare.”

“I’m also done my workhere.”

I felt Eric still above me before he rolled to theside.

“All right, what does thatmean?”

“It means that until I get a new ping on Huntz, I’m prettyfree.”

“Ping?” he asked.

“My assistant is tracking his banking activity and credit movement. He operates with cash, for the most part, withdrawing and depositing money every few months.”

“What will you do if you getit?”

“I’ll go find him.” I raised my finger. “And before you argue against it, I’ll take Hunter.”

I saw Eric flinch when I mentioned Grace’s boyfriend.

“He works undercover at Cross Enterprises and does some computer forensics. And he’s dating my best friend, so you have nothing to worry about. I actually set them up together. Grace texted me that his workload has eased, and he’d be perfect to come with me. Don’t worry. He’s quite capable of handling bad guys, Eric.”

“Maybe you should drop the case, Emma,” he said, lowering hishead.

“No way. I can feel I’m getting closer. It’s an instinct. I can’t explainit.”

“That worriesme.”

“Yeah, but Huntz has no clue who I am. There’s no reason why he’d go afterme.”

I saw him finally exhale. “Just let me know when it happens. Please?”

“Of course.”

“All right. Now where were we?” His mouth lifted into a grin and he leaned in, forcing me to lie down on my back. Eric hovered above me, his beautifully bright eyes resembling the stars.

“You were about to tell me downstairs why you want me on yourfarm.”

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