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.Picking up one of the cupcakes that almost still felt oven-warm, she pulled back the paper holder and sank her teeth into the sweet moist piece of heaven.“And cream cheese icing, too,” she muttered licking the sticky sweetness from her lips.“Here,” Nana said and reached into a bag and pulled out a bottle of milk.“Is it my birthday and I forgot?” Nikki asked and reached for the milk.“No,” Nana said and smiled.“I just… I know how much you like cupcakes.”Just a little less than she liked Dallas.Nikki remembered her whole cupcake issue that happened when she’d made out with him on his bedroom floor.Thinking about that led her back to what Dallas had said, Then you’ll stay with me for the sex.Not wanting to go down that mental path, she shifted gears.“I got a little something for you, too,” Nikki said as the vanilla flavor tickled her taste buds.“Me?” Nana asked.“Yeah.” Too busy eating to move, Nikki pointed to the book on the counter.“Mr.Pope had it for sale next door on his clearance table.I saw it when I popped in to just say hello this morning.”Nana picked up the book on Annie Oakley.“Wow.Maybe I can learn something that will help me play her.” Her grandmother held the book to her chest.“That was so sweet of you.”“No, this is sweet,” Nikki insisted, running her finger over her lips to catch a drop of icing.“That…”—she pointed to the book—“cost me a whole fifty cents.” She grinned.“Cost isn’t important,” Nana said and watched Nikki continue to eat.“I brought four thinking maybe… maybe I’d find your fellow here.” Nana looked toward the back office.“Is he hiding out?”“No.He… he was here.But he left.” Left like he would do when the new wore off the sex.That’s what men did, didn’t they?“Problems?” Nana asked, her right eyebrow arching up.“Not really.” Nikki filled her mouth with cupcake so Nana wouldn’t expect more of an explanation.Unfortunately, Nana was a very patient person.Even when Nikki quickly took another big mouthful of cupcake and savored it for a good two minutes before swallowing.No sooner than Nikki’s mouth emptied did Nana pose her question.“What happened?”“Nothing.I just… don’t want to rush into anything.” She ran her finger over the icing and popped it into her mouth.“How is Benny?”“Don’t do this, Nikki,” Nana said.“Do what?”“Focus so hard on the potholes in the road that you run off the street and hit a tree.”Nikki rolled her eyes.“It was the pothole that made me hit the tree,” Nikki defended herself and her one accident.“I’d be a fool not to look out for them.”Nana shook her head.“Being careful is one thing.Being afraid to take a chance is another.” She moved closer.“If you keep looking for bad things, sooner or later, you’ll find them.You’ve proven that to yourself over and over again.Why not try to follow your heart on this one? Let it lead the way.”Nikki licked the corner icing off her second cupcake.“I’m afraid my heart’s directionally challenged.It led me to Jack, didn’t it?” And wasn’t it just wise to look out for the potholes?“Jack doesn’t count.He fell into the asshole ratio.” Nana reached up and smoothed back a tendril of Nikki’s hair.“Trust me.There’s nothing wrong with your heart, Nikki.If you’ll take it off its leash, you might be surprised.”Dallas parked at the offices of the Brian and Sterns Law Firm two hours later and continued his phone conversation with Tyler.“Keep digging.I need an address.” He needed to prove who killed Leon.And fast.His gut said something was about to happen.“I’m working on it,” Tyler said.“It’s only been an hour since you gave me the names.”“An hour and a half.Have you heard from Austin?” Dallas had tried to call him, wanting him to watch out for Nikki.After the article in the paper, if the killer was after Nikki, he’d know he’d gotten the wrong person.But Austin’s phone went to voice mail.He really needed to have a talk with Austin about answering his damn phone.“He said he was going to snoop out a new dealer in town who might be connected to DeLuna.”For once, Dallas realized something in life mattered as much as catching the asshole who framed him.The realization was disconcerting [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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.Picking up one of the cupcakes that almost still felt oven-warm, she pulled back the paper holder and sank her teeth into the sweet moist piece of heaven.“And cream cheese icing, too,” she muttered licking the sticky sweetness from her lips.“Here,” Nana said and reached into a bag and pulled out a bottle of milk.“Is it my birthday and I forgot?” Nikki asked and reached for the milk.“No,” Nana said and smiled.“I just… I know how much you like cupcakes.”Just a little less than she liked Dallas.Nikki remembered her whole cupcake issue that happened when she’d made out with him on his bedroom floor.Thinking about that led her back to what Dallas had said, Then you’ll stay with me for the sex.Not wanting to go down that mental path, she shifted gears.“I got a little something for you, too,” Nikki said as the vanilla flavor tickled her taste buds.“Me?” Nana asked.“Yeah.” Too busy eating to move, Nikki pointed to the book on the counter.“Mr.Pope had it for sale next door on his clearance table.I saw it when I popped in to just say hello this morning.”Nana picked up the book on Annie Oakley.“Wow.Maybe I can learn something that will help me play her.” Her grandmother held the book to her chest.“That was so sweet of you.”“No, this is sweet,” Nikki insisted, running her finger over her lips to catch a drop of icing.“That…”—she pointed to the book—“cost me a whole fifty cents.” She grinned.“Cost isn’t important,” Nana said and watched Nikki continue to eat.“I brought four thinking maybe… maybe I’d find your fellow here.” Nana looked toward the back office.“Is he hiding out?”“No.He… he was here.But he left.” Left like he would do when the new wore off the sex.That’s what men did, didn’t they?“Problems?” Nana asked, her right eyebrow arching up.“Not really.” Nikki filled her mouth with cupcake so Nana wouldn’t expect more of an explanation.Unfortunately, Nana was a very patient person.Even when Nikki quickly took another big mouthful of cupcake and savored it for a good two minutes before swallowing.No sooner than Nikki’s mouth emptied did Nana pose her question.“What happened?”“Nothing.I just… don’t want to rush into anything.” She ran her finger over the icing and popped it into her mouth.“How is Benny?”“Don’t do this, Nikki,” Nana said.“Do what?”“Focus so hard on the potholes in the road that you run off the street and hit a tree.”Nikki rolled her eyes.“It was the pothole that made me hit the tree,” Nikki defended herself and her one accident.“I’d be a fool not to look out for them.”Nana shook her head.“Being careful is one thing.Being afraid to take a chance is another.” She moved closer.“If you keep looking for bad things, sooner or later, you’ll find them.You’ve proven that to yourself over and over again.Why not try to follow your heart on this one? Let it lead the way.”Nikki licked the corner icing off her second cupcake.“I’m afraid my heart’s directionally challenged.It led me to Jack, didn’t it?” And wasn’t it just wise to look out for the potholes?“Jack doesn’t count.He fell into the asshole ratio.” Nana reached up and smoothed back a tendril of Nikki’s hair.“Trust me.There’s nothing wrong with your heart, Nikki.If you’ll take it off its leash, you might be surprised.”Dallas parked at the offices of the Brian and Sterns Law Firm two hours later and continued his phone conversation with Tyler.“Keep digging.I need an address.” He needed to prove who killed Leon.And fast.His gut said something was about to happen.“I’m working on it,” Tyler said.“It’s only been an hour since you gave me the names.”“An hour and a half.Have you heard from Austin?” Dallas had tried to call him, wanting him to watch out for Nikki.After the article in the paper, if the killer was after Nikki, he’d know he’d gotten the wrong person.But Austin’s phone went to voice mail.He really needed to have a talk with Austin about answering his damn phone.“He said he was going to snoop out a new dealer in town who might be connected to DeLuna.”For once, Dallas realized something in life mattered as much as catching the asshole who framed him.The realization was disconcerting [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]