Reid - Maddie Wade Page 0,7
touched as the young man practically salivated in front of her. A sharp look from his superior had him closing his gaping mouth.
“I’m Detective Brant, this is my colleague Detective Conrad. We had a call from your brother, Special Agent East, about an intruder.”
“Yes. Can I just grab a robe?”
“Yes, of course.”
Callie ran downstairs to her room and grabbed a knee length robe when her phone buzzed again, and she picked it up. “Clay?”
“Hey, baby girl. How you holding-up?”
“I’m okay, it just scared me is all.”
“I know. Listen, Reid’s already on his way down to you.”
Her stomach flipped at those words. Reid was her brother’s best friend and although they hadn’t really met, she knew all about him. In fact, Kirk Reid had been the subject of more than one of her fantasises over the years.
The pictures of him had been enough to set her body on fire when her BOB wasn’t getting the job done. She blushed at the thought and ducked her face away from the detectives’ eyes.
“You didn’t need to call in back-up. I’m a big girl, Clay, and I’ve been travelling for years on my own with this modelling gig. I can handle my own security.”
“I’m not saying you can’t, but I’m thousands of miles away and you were terrified. Just let me do this, please? Reid can check out the security on your place and the team you have and give me piece of mind.”
Clay had always known which buttons to push. Knowing he was frightened for her and would worry, which would put his own hide at risk on a dangerous job, was a weakness he knew he could exploit.
“Fine, but only if you promise to come visit me soon.”
She heard the smile in his voice as he answered her. “As soon as I finish this case, I’m on a plane.”
“Okay. And, Clay? Please don’t tell Dad. He already wants me to come back to the States and this will give him more ammunition.”
“I won’t but you need to tell Reid everything you can about what happened.”
“I promise.”
“Good girl. Now, I gotta go. Buy the mutt a steak for me and we’ll talk as soon as I can.”
“Love you, Clay.”
“Love you too, button.”
Callie smiled at the use of his childhood name for her. Saying she was bright like Button Moon, her favourite show as a kid.
She headed back upstairs and then set about explaining what had happened to the detectives. Detective Brant, who was probably in his early forties and sporting that sexy silver fox look, was kind and patient with her. A glance at his ring finger told her he wasn’t married, and she wondered if her friend and agent Sophia Lovelace would be interested.
They had explained they’d need to look around and take some pictures but would stay for a while and asked if she had any family, she could call to come sit with her.
“I have a friend travelling down from Hereford,” she explained and frowned as the two men exchanged a glance and a raised eyebrow.
“Good.”
She thought the comment and the look they exchanged was telling but she didn’t know how or why. Now it was two hours later, and she was sitting on her sofa waiting while they finished looking around.
Callie heard a commotion at the door and looked up to see Kirk Reid in the flesh. He strode across her living room as if he belonged there and did so in a way that made it look like he owned the room. Despite the long night and scary experience, Callie felt her nipples bead and wetness rush to her panties at the sight of the tall, muscled, tattooed hunk.
Oh yeah this was definitely going to be interesting.
The first words out of his mouth made her belly do a little flip. “Nice to meet you, Ma’am.”
Oh, hell, that Southern accent, so familiar and sexy, almost had her throwing herself into his arms. Instead she did the unthinkable and burst into tears. Next thing she knew Reid sunk to the sofa and she was surrounded by strong arms, her face planted into a warm, solid chest as he held her while she cried. He murmured soft words into her hair, as the warmth of his breath tickled her neck.
He handed her a tissue as she pulled away a few minutes later. “Better?”
Callie nodded. “Yes, thank you.”
It was then she noticed two men standing behind him talking to Detective Brant and his partner. Both were tall and imposing, with lean, strong