In The Arms Of The Law. Peggy MorelandЧитать онлайн книгу.
started down the hall toward the kitchen. “You fell for it, didn’t you?”
She shut the door and marched after him. “This is ridiculous. I don’t need you to search my house.”
He flipped on the back porch light, then lifted the drape over the window above the sink to peer outside. “You’ve got a message on your answering machine. You might want to check it.”
Andi whipped her gaze to the telephone and was surprised to see that the message light was, in fact, blinking. Frowning, she hit the play button. Ten seconds of recorded silence was followed by a click.
He glanced her way. “Do you get a lot of hang-ups?”
Avoiding his gaze, she punched Delete. “No more than the next person.”
He dropped the drape and turned. “Has the number increased lately?”
“What is this?” she asked impatiently. “An interrogation?”
“Yeah. So do I need to get out the bright lights or are you going to answer my question?”
She sagged her shoulders in defeat. “Okay, so maybe I’ve received a few more than usual, but that doesn’t mean someone is gunning for me.”
He headed for the hallway. Andi charged after him. “Where do you think you’re going now?”
“To your bedroom.”
She stood in tight-lipped silence, watching as he peered under her bed, then opened her closet door. He shoved the hanging clothes to one side and looked in. When he was satisfied that no one was hiding there, he dragged the hangers back into place and started to close the door. He stopped, then reached in and drew something out.
Andi’s cheeks flamed in embarrassment when she saw that he was holding her black teddy.
He held it up by a crooked finger. “Would you mind modeling this for me?”
She snatched it from his hand, then pointed to the door. “Out.”
He shrugged. “Can’t blame a man for trying.”
“Out,” she repeated.
Smiling, he stuffed his hands into his pockets and headed for the hallway. Andi followed to make sure that he left. At the front door, she stopped, watching as he continued down the walk toward his truck.
“If you get scared,” he called over his shoulder, “you know where I live.”
She rolled her eyes. “I wouldn’t hold my breath if I were you.”
He climbed inside his truck, then rolled down the window and shot her a wink. “Wear that little black thing and I might even let you sleep in my bed.”
Andi stood before Leo’s recliner, eyeing her regular partner critically. “How much weight have you lost?”
“I don’t know. Thirty pounds or so.”
“And your doctor is okay with that?”
Scowling, he turned his gaze to the television screen and punched the remote, changing the channel. “You’re as bad as Myrna. Bunch of hens clucking around me all the time. Can’t even take a leak without somebody tagging along to watch.”
Accustomed to Leo’s grouchiness, Andi bit back a smile. “Where is Myrna, anyway?”
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