Page 46 of The Night Ride
Fuck, I wanted her.Just her.
Perhaps for whatever time we had we could be together.Enjoy each other’s company and get the other out of our system.Because when I left Saint Louis, that had to be the end of it.
She opened the front door open since my hands were full, her eyes filled with joy and another emotion I couldn’t name.“Hi.Thanks for coming to do this tonight.I’m ready to get this thief out of my life for good.”
“It’s why I’m here.”
The light in her eyes dimmed.But I didn’t want her to stop looking at me with desire.I stepped into the bakery as she shut and locked the door behind me.Setting the box of supplies on a nearby table, I swiveled around and caught her by the waist, drawing her in until there wasn’t a centimeter of space between us.She gasped and her hands went to my chest.They felt like hot brands.My gaze dipped to her lips.“The cameras might be why I’m here, but they aren’t the only reason.”
She clutched at my chest.Her full lips parted.Those porcelain cheeks grew rosy as need infused her gaze.
I stared with heat and need swirling around us in an intoxicating combination.Yet I refrained.Because if I kissed her now, we wouldn’t come up for air for hours.
I gave her waist a squeeze then released her.“Why don’t I get started.That way we can head back to your place.”
“Okay, where do you want to start first?”
“I thought out here would be best and then move my way back.”
“All right, that works since I have to clean the kitchen and then finish up the day’s accounting.”
“I think your office will take the least amount of time.Would you like me to start there first?That way I won’t disturb you while you’re doing that stuff?”
“Sure.That makes more sense.”She ushered me into the back then left me to deal with the camera installation.
It was easy work.I just had to figure out the best angle for each camera.Then ensure the camera came online before moving onto the next one.Beth’s office was fast, as was the cash office and hallway.
When I was done with those areas and Beth had finished in the kitchen.
We were two ships passing one another in the night, neither of us docking or searching for land as we worked to complete our tasks.I did the installation in the front of her bakery, making sure I had an unobstructed view of the registers from all angles.
The last area I had to tackle was the kitchen.I had just finished putting in the last camera when Beth waltzed into the kitchen.
“Do you need any help?”
“Nope.It’s the last one.You should be good to go.”I climbed off the latter and joined her at the stainless-steel counter.“Here’s your phone.”
“Plan on showing me how to use the cameras?”
“Yep.Open the app there.”I pointed out the small square emblem of the security app.
“If you press this on the side, it will give you the twenty-four-seven feed on each of the cameras.If you want to look at one more closely, just tap that video screen and voilà, you have the image.This company stores all your recorded data, for each camera, specific to the date.The time is important too.They run constantly on your current electrical system.There’s nothing you need to do for the power since I connected each one to the current wiring.”
“Are you sure I don’t need a monitor in my office to view them all?”
“Nah.You’ll be able to watch each one from your phone.Unless you decide later that you wanted a monitor, say in the cash office, to discourage future employees from stealing.”
“Gotcha.How do I get a recording to the police if something shows up?”
“Simple.Tap here.Then here.And you see all the various camera numbers?Select the camera number, the day, and window of time you want to save.Then you can download it.Just know video files can be huge.That’s why you might want to share it through a file sharing program and not just email.Because even a ten-minute video is massive and might not fit in an email.The download can take a hot minute too.”
“I see.Well, thanks for doing this.Hopefully it will help resolve this case faster.”
“Why don’t you play around with it for a minute.I’m going to go into every room so you can see me come up on the screen in case we need to adjust any of the camera angles.”
“Okay.”
I left her and her intoxicating vanilla cookie and roses scent.Took my time going from room to room, making sure the cameras picked me up from all the different angles.Once I was certain I had done a full circuit.I headed back in the kitchen to find her leaning against the counter, her perfect, round ass just begging for attention.
