Jordan’s face lit up instantly. “So glad that nightmare is finally ending foryou.”
It sucked, but Will Crosby’s marriage crumbling was front-page news all over the city. His wife had been cheating on him while he was on the road and had given birth to another man’s son. All the while, Will had thought everything was fine and had been so excited to become a father. He’d found out by finding paternity test papers in the nightstand in his wife’s hospital room right after her son was born. My heart broke for the guy, but I was so thrilled that he was not having to deal with a lying, cheating bitch anymore. I couldn’t imagine having my dirty laundry aired out for everyone to see, I was proud of Crosby for handing it so well and not letting it all get tohim.
“McBee!” Myla waved frantically, calling me over to the hallway that led to the master bedroom with Karla by herside.
I hopped off the stool, glancing at Sean. “This oughta befun.”
He put his hand on my shoulder. “Nice knowing ya,McBee.”
Jordan and Will were deep in conversation and had no idea I was even walking away from thegroup.
“What’s up?” I asked as Myla slammed the door to her roomshut.
Her husky, Seven, was snoring on the bed, and she barely even lifted her head when we walked in. “What a lazy pup,” Karla remarked before Myla dove into her thirddegree.
“Spill.” Myla stood tapping her foot with her hands planted on her hips. “Something is up and you’re going to tell us what itis.”
I glanced at Karla, who crossed her arms and nodded. “Yeah, you wouldn’t normally come this late after a long shift, and Sean hasn’t even tried to talk to Gavin or Braydenyet.”
Shit. They’re toogood.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about. I was just too hyped from the amazing concert and I begged Sean to come with me so I wasn’t the only loser here not in appropriateattire.”
Myla pointed her finger at me with narrowed eyes. “You’re full of shit and you know it. We’re not going to drop it, so you might as well just come cleannow.”
Looking from one best friend to the other, I knew they were going to beat it out of me if need be. “Fine, I did a thing…well, we did a thing.” I threw my hands over my face as it burned, my heart thumping in myears.
“Oh! My! Goodness!” Myla started awkwardly swaying her drunken happy dance as she kicked off her blackheels.
“I knew it!” Karla hopped on the bed, starting to pet Seven. “Details,” shedemanded.
“We kissed and then had a little too much fun in the back of our cop car.” I quickly admitted, excited to be tellingsomeone.
Both of them gasped in unison as I started to pace around theroom.
“This is bad. This is so bad.” Panic started to take over as the words started to reply over and over in my head. I raked my nails over my scalp, pulling at my hair as the reality of what Sean and I had just done sankin.
“No, this is amazing.” Myla grabbed my arm, pulling me to sit between Karla and her on the bed. “The two of you are meant to be together. We all know it. We all can see it. I am so thrilled you guys finally did something aboutit.”
Karla shifted a little as Seven crawled into her lap, resting her head on my thigh. “Look, Myla and I will not tell anyone until you and Sean are ready. We won’t even tell theguys.”
Karla locked eyes with Myla as she reluctantly agreed to keep the secret. “Yeah, we won’t even tell Gavin orBrayden.”
Chapter 12
Whistler
“How was the concert?”Brayden asked when I walked out onto the balcony where he and Gavin were smokingcigars.
Gavin handed me a Romeo y Julieta. I cut the end and started to light the stogie. Between puffs, I replied, “It was a nice break from the same old routine. I am just so ready to be off of nights already. I don’t know whose Cheerios I pissed in, but I have been on the job for too fucking long to get stuck with nightsagain.”
Gavin blew out a plume of woody smoke. “Yeah, but Jess has only been in for a year. Could that beit?”
I chewed on the end for a second. “I have no earthly idea, but I am fucking overit.”
“How’s everything going on that front? The you and Jess being partners thing? Is it weird having a chick that hot as a partner?” Leave it to Brayden to ask the blunt, jackassquestion.
“She’s awesome. I wouldn’t want another partner. We get along great and she’s one hell of a cop.” It was the truth, simple as that. Even though I couldn’t get the image of her riding my dick only hours before out of my head, first and foremost, Jess was my partner and bestfriend.