Page 29 of Til Death Do Us Part

“I did that last night,” Leo said from out of nowhere. I whirled around to see him standing by the door with a sexy grin on his face. When had he arrived?

“And you must be the husband.” Trixie stood and went over to shake Leo’s hand.

“That would be me. Nice to meet you. You must be Trixie.”

“Oh, has Everly been talking about me?” She smiled, preening up at him.

“She mentioned your name and pink hair. We haven’t had a lot of time to talk.” He smirked.

Dear god, had he heard me talk about all the sex we had? I would die if he did. It was bad enough Bodhi heard it, but I couldn’t very well make him leave the room once I started.

Everyone went around and introduced themselves as I stood back and watched. Somehow, Leo fit into my life with ease when most guys would have run for the hills in our situation.

“Well, I don’t know if you’re both smart or stupid for staying married, but either way I’ll support you. If you hurt her though, I will come after you.” The look on Trixie’s face let me know she meant business.

“I don’t plan on it,” Leo replied, looking at me with soft eyes.

Coco moved to Bodhi’s side and leaned against his tall frame. “I can’t believe your place was broken into. That’s a lot to come home to.”

“It was. I feel so…”

“Violated? It’s not a good feeling. If there’s anything I can do, even if it’s only to talk, I’m here.”

“Thank you.” I didn’t know Coco all that well, but she seemed like a sweet person.

“Do the police have any leads? Were any other apartments broken into?” Bodhi asked, pulling Coco against him as if talking about all this was making him remember their past.

“Nothing. When I went to the station this morning, they said no one else had reported a break in.”

“Maybe it was someone who lives in your building and noticed you were away. Did you tell anyone you’d be gone?” Bodhi asked.

“No one. I only speak to a few people who live there. Most people keep to themselves like me.” It didn’t make me feel good I was the only one whose apartment had been broken into. What were the odds? “At least Leo took me in, and I feel safe there. I’m not sure I’ll ever feel safe in my apartment again after coming home to that.”

Moving to me, Leo brought me into a warm hug. “You’re welcome to stay with me for as long as you need.”

“Maybe since you’re married, she should just move in.” Trixie stated it like it should be law, making me pull away from Leo to give her big eyes.

“I can’t do that.”

“Why not? You want to make this marriage work and you’re at his place right now. How is it going to work if you move out?”

I didn’t have any answers for her, but I couldn’t just move in with Leo after knowing him a few days, could I?

“I kind of have to agree with her,” Leo said, looking down at me. “You said you’d never feel safe and you’re already at my place.”

Looking up at him, I spoke only for him to hear. “Why don’t we talk about this later when we don’t have an audience?”

A brief flash of hurt crossed over his face before he nodded.

“It’s probably nothing, but stay vigilant with your safety. When my ex-boyfriend was stalking me, I thought it was my imagination at first and pushed it to the back of my mind. If it wasn’t for Bodhi, I’d probably be dead.”

Bodhi wrapped an arm around her in a possessive hold. They’d been through a lot in the beginning, but it made them both stronger.

“Let’s not forget the serial killer,” Bodhi said, tightening his grip on his wife. “That should make everyone be more cautious.”

“That’s not something I’ll ever forget.” Trixie started to sweep up the hair that was on the floor from Bodhi’s haircut.

Trixie didn’t like to talk about how one of her clients had been abducted outside her salon or how it forced her into hiding until the killer was caught. I couldn’t imagine how scary it had been for her. I’d say the one good thing that came out of the situation was Trixie had one hot cop boyfriend. He was a dead ringer for Clark Kent.

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