Snowed In. Cassie Miles
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Название: Snowed In
Автор: Cassie Miles
Издательство: HarperCollins
Жанр: Зарубежные детективы
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“The owners live upstairs,” she said. “A really nice couple, but if you’re planning to wake them up, you might want to wait until Kovak joins us.”
He parked Farley’s van beside one of the trucks and looked over at her. “And you might want to take off your bra.”
She snatched the black fabric off her head and ran her fingers through her shimmering reddish-blond hair. Those curls were the only soft thing about her. In spite of the occasional flashes of cuteness, her features were strong, set in a triangle-shaped face with a sharp, determined chin.
This night had been stressful, and she’d handled it well. He wanted her to know that he appreciated her courage. Reaching toward her, he tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. “You’re a good sport.”
She grabbed his hand and pushed it away. “Yeah, that’s me. Good, old Sarah.”
He wasn’t sure why she sounded ticked off. “You don’t have to bite my head off.”
“Just keep your hands to yourself.” She sank down in the seat, pulling her head into her parka like a turtle going into its shell. “I don’t like being teased. When I was a kid and guys pulled my pigtails, I never thought it was funny.”
“I bet you got back at them on the playground.”
She cast a baleful glance in his direction. “None of those jerks ever teased me twice.”
“You think you’re pretty tough.”
“That’s right.”
Her attitude sounded like a challenge, and he couldn’t pass up a schoolboy urge to play games with her. He unfastened his seat belt and turned sideways to face her. “You’d probably hate it if I did this.” With a lightning-quick move, he tugged down the zipper on her parka.
She unfastened her seat belt and whipped around in her seat to face him. The look in her dark eyes was half fury and half surprise. “I can’t believe you did that.”
“Because nobody messes with Sarah, am I right?”
“Nobody survives to tell the tale.”
“Let me fix this.” He reached for her zipper as though he intended to pull it back up. As soon as she glanced down, he lightly tweaked her nose.
With zero hesitation, she bolted from her seat and crossed the space separating them. Her right arm cocked, and she took a swing at him. Blake was faster. He caught her wrist before her fist struck his chin.
As she yanked to get away, she came closer to him. A different sort of urge raced through him. He wanted to kiss the snarl off those full lips, to feel her body pressing against him. But that was definitely inappropriate. He could barely justify the teasing. Forcing her to kiss him was out of the question.
He released her hand and faced forward, staring through the windshield. “You know, those boys who pulled your pigtails only wanted you to notice them.”
“Is that what you want?”
A breathless quality in her voice caught his attention, and he turned toward her. “Maybe.”
Her left hand stroked his cheek. She maneuvered closer. Her gaze fastened to his mouth. Inches away from him, her right hand climbed his chest to his throat then his jaw. Gently, she caressed his cheek. Her eyes sent a message as though she wanted to kiss him. Instead, she pinched his nose between her thumb and forefinger and squeezed twice. “Honk, honk.”
Before he could react, she was out of the van. Pacing around to the front, she laughed and said, “Never tease me twice.”
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