Page 56 of Love You
He wouldn’t even look askance at her taking a little extra time for lunch. That’s not the way TJ rolled, though he expected everyone to do their jobs. But she had a work ethic to uphold. No one could ever accuse her of slacking off. It was the one thing she prided herself on. It was the reason people liked her.
“Well, I better get home.” She stood up and Win walked her out to her car.
She started getting in the driver’s seat when he took her by the arm. “Call me if you need someone to talk to . . . or if you just want to have phone sex.”
He walked back to his apartment in his bare feet, snatched the cat off the sill, and took it inside.
Chapter Thirteen
Win finished with his group, five semi-intermediate-level climbers, at eleven. It had been an awesome morning, just cool enough to keep from melting in the sun. He parked his Jeep in GA’s lot and came in the back door with a plan to call Reggie and then shower.
That’s when he met with the long arm of the law.
“You look like shit,” Colt said.
“Right back at ya.”
Colt tilted Win’s face to the side to get a better look at his eye. “If I were you I’d have that looked at.”
“Good thing you’re not me,” he said, and Colt socked him in the arm. “We hear anything from FlashTag yet?”
“Not that I’m aware of but I just popped in a few minutes ago. I had to get out of the station because Carrie Jo and Jack are driving me nuts.” Colt’s receptionist and the assistant police chief were having a passionate affair without the sex. As a result, they fought incessantly.
“Why don’t those two just do it already? Jeez, they’re both single and clearly have the hots for each other.”
“Don’t ask me. In the beginning, I was against an office romance but if it’ll shut them up they have my bloody blessing.” Colt eyed Win’s gear. “You’ve been climbing?”
Win held up his harness. “What gave it away, Sherlock?”
Colt tried to punch him again but he moved out of the way. “Wanna have lunch?”
“No can do. I’m trying to get inside Reggie Brown’s log cabin. Boden says he’s getting ready to sell it and I might be interested.”
“In what?” TJ joined them in the hallway.
“In Reggie Brown’s log cabin,” Win said.
“You’re really serious about buying a house, huh?” Colt cocked a hip against the wall and peered at Win dubiously.
Hell yeah, he was serious. His studio apartment had started closing in on him, making him feel like an overgrown frat boy. “Everyone else in this family owns a house, why shouldn’t I?”
“No reason you shouldn’t,” Colt said. “I just never saw you as a homeowner. You thinking of trading the Jeep in for a station wagon?”
Win flipped him the bird.
“Reggie Brown is selling his log cabin?” For once, TJ didn’t join Colt in “let’s razz Win.” He was too busy sniffing a deal.
“That’s what Boden says. I’m taking Darcy to look at it if Reggie will let us in.”
“Darcy? Why aren’t you taking me?” TJ asked.
“I don’t want you to scare Reggie off. Anyway, this is premature until I get my bonus.” He pointedly looked at his brother. “Right, TJ.”
Colt folded his arms over his chest and watched with interest. If it had been Josh he would’ve bitched and moaned that he wasn’t getting a bonus. Mostly, it was just to mess with Win. The four of them definitely had their sibling rivalries but it was never over money.
“You better hope we get the FlashTag account, then,” TJ said.
“No word yet, huh?”
