was fine. In fact, maybe it was a good thing. Putting up with his surly attitude was better than watching him try to fake a friendly one. “So, where do you suggest we go eat?” she asked.
He had come to a stop at a traffic light but didn’t seem to want to look at her. “There’s a sandwich shop not far from here. They serve the best chicken salad sandwiches. You’ll like this place.”
Toni swallowed deeply. He had remembered—chicken salad sandwiches were her favorite. And as if he had read her thoughts, he glanced over at her and said, “Did you honestly think I’d forgotten?”
Drawing in a deep breath, she said truthfully, “I wasn’t sure if you had or not, Drew.”
He didn’t say anything. Instead, he shifted his gaze from her to focus on the road ahead. When the traffic light changed, he hit the gas.
• • •
Andrew was having trouble focusing on the road ahead of him. Did Toni honestly think he could forget anything about her? He remembered it all, down to every minute detail. Especially every inch of her body. He’d seen it all, touched it all, and tasted it all. If he concentrated really hard, he could probably conjure up the taste of her on his tongue right now. Delicious. Unique. Mind-blowing.
But it was more than just her taste. He’d never forget the tone of her voice, the look in her eyes and her various mannerisms, as well as what each one meant. He was familiar with everything about her. He could tell when she was upset, angry, annoyed and…jealous. That one he knew well. Although he’d never given her a reason to be jealous, he’d sometimes been approached by brazen women when he and Toni had been out together—women who hadn’t given a damn that he was taken.
Andrew knew how to handle women like that and had never allowed anyone to disrespect Toni or the part she played in his life. But that hadn’t stopped her from getting jealous. He always thought it was adorable, but not today. Because today, she’d had no right. By breaking up with him, she’d indicated that he meant nothing to her anymore. So she had no reason to be concerned with who shared his bed.
After all, he hadn’t been the one who, just out of the blue, had called one night to end things, saying some shit like their relationship had run its course and they needed to move on. And she had. So if she was miffed because he’d planned to hook up with Maria Tindal, she was out of line.
So why was she jealous? It wasn’t as if she wanted him. When he’d seen her at Stonewall and Joy’s wedding, it had been the first time their paths had crossed in four years. No one had told him she would be there, but he’d had a feeling she would be. After all, she was Joy’s best friend. And because he’d kept his relationship with Toni pretty quiet, Stonewall would not have known to give him a heads up.
Andrew hoped like hell that he and Toni worked well together. The last thing he’d want was to go back to the chief and put in a request for a new partner. Chief LaNeer didn’t know their history, although Drew was certain the man knew they had one. It had been quite obvious that morning in the chief’s office that he and Toni weren’t strangers after the way they’d greeted each other. Chief LaNeer was as observant as he was intelligent.
The one thing Drew had noticed so far was that he and Toni had worked well together while questioning Pamela Larkins. They’d taken turns asking questions, and the routine had been fluid and on point. It had been that way between him and Norm, also. That boded well for them having a solid, professional relationship...if they could only ditch the personal garbage.
“When was the last time you talked to Stonewall and Joy?”
Andrew was surprised by the question. Evidently, the silence had gotten to her. Without taking his eyes off the road, he said, “A month ago. He doesn’t do international security as much as he used to, but he still travels domestically upon occasion.”
He paused a moment and then added, “I’ll probably see them in a few months. It’s Shep’s birthday and his wife Carson is throwing a party.” During their ten months together, he’d finally told her about the time he’d spent in prison, and the part Sheppard Granger