Fled With His Son, The Cop Begged Nightly Novel - Chapter 15

Chapter 15 . Moving quickly , her thumb licked and the screen died . She rolled over . Moonlight bled through the blinds , and Miles's eyes were right there , waiting . " Spam . " Not a flicker on her face . She shoved the phone under her pillow . " You running background checks on my texts now , Captain Lockwood ? Occupational hazard ? " Miles felt a surge of irritation - who sends a wall of text like that at two in the morning , and how could it possibly be spam ? ' I just care about you . " His hand stopped halfway to her pillow .

He dropped back down beside her and dragged the covers up over her bare shoulder . ' Who's Elias Montgomery ? A guy ? " There it was . He'd read the name . She scoffed and turned her back to him . ' Insurance agent . You want a policy ? Just put me down as the beneficiary . " Mercu That shut him up . He curled in behind her , his arm locking across her waist , chin brushing the top of her head . " Stop reading that garbage . Go to sleep . " She closed her eyes and said nothing . Right . Divorce papers . Nothing but garbage to him . The next morning , he got up later than usual .

When Claire opened her eyes , he was standing at the mirror , working the buttons of his uniform . She had to give him this much . Some men are just born lucky . Broad shoulders . Narrow waist . Legs for days . Put him in that uniform and he looked like something you weren't allowed to touch . No wonder women lined up for him . She'd been first in line once . He caught her reflection in the glass , lifted the navy tie off the dresser , and tipped his chin ar her . " Tie this for me . " Once upon a time , he wouldn't have had to ask .

One flick of that tie and she'd have been out of bed and across the room , fingers looping a perfect Windsor , sneaking a kiss right over his Adam's apple before she let him go . That was our thing . Now ? She didn't move an inch . "My hands hurt . Do it yourself . " His fingers went still . The temperature in the room dropped a few degrees He turned Crossed the floor in three strides and stopped at the edge of the bed . < Chapter 15 His shadow swallowed her whole . She braced for the lecture , fingers tightening on the covers . Instead he bent down and kissed her hard on the mouth .

" Dinner tonight . Just the guys from the Division . Significant others invited . I'll pick you up after work . " Her brows pulled together . " I'm not going . " MSTHU " You are . " His gaze pinned her down , heavy and flat. " That post is still making the rounds . People are talking . You show your face , and it dies . " So that was the whole point . His reputation . His clean record . Claire almost laughed . " Then bring Elodie . Same effect , right ? She's the one you were carrying . Bring her , clear it all up . sister . She's a patient . She's a citizen in distress .