This didn’t last long, his eyes cleared and he became all business.
“Tell me about it.”
I ran down the story of Rosie and Lee showed no reaction.
“How did he know Shubert had been killed?”
I shook my head. “He didn’t say.”
“Was he there?”
“He didn’t say but he seemed pretty freaked about it.”
“Why are you the focal point of all this?” he asked.
I shrugged.
He watched me for a second then said, “You smell like a beach.”
“Suntan oil,” I responded.
His eyes dropped to my body and they became melty again and his intentions were clear before he made a move. He snagged the knot in my sarong and brought me closer.
“You’ll get oil all over you.” I told him.
“Then I’ll take my clothes off.”
Holy shit.
My heart skipped a beat.
“Have you heard from Duke?” I asked, changing the subject.
Lee obviously didn’t want the subject to change, he was yanking his t-shirt out of his jeans.
“Duke’ll be home in a couple of hours. Tex is cool. He knows the drill. We abandoned the lead on Rosie when he showed up here.”
Lee had unknotted my sarong and it dropped to the floor. His melty eyes started glittering.
“Matt and Tod are downstairs,” I informed him.
He reached beyond me and shut the door.
“Lee! I’m in the middle of making macaroni salad and there are bullet holes in my fence! This has got to stop and you’re supposed to be the one stopping it.”
He pulled me into him, close enough for my br**sts to brush his chest. A rush of electricity shot through my body as his arms slid around me.
“I don’t get a taste of you soon, I’m givin’ up the search and takin’ you to my cabin in Grand Lake. No phones, no cell coverage, no buzzer. Anyone knocks on the door and I’m shooting them.”
Lee had a cabin in Grand Lake.
I didn’t know that.
I loved Grand Lake.
I shook off thoughts of Grand Lake.
“We’re supposed to be having a talk,” I reminded him.