thought. She liked Reed. She liked him a lot, but she’d never had it bad, and she wasn’t about to start. “I’m just his babysitter, and a lot of good I’m doing. He almost died on my watch.”
She turned to look at Emily and found Reed standing at the back door. A playful smile tugged at his lips. “Reed.”
Emily glanced over her shoulder. “I’ll just give you two some privacy.”
“You know, I’ve always had a thing for my babysitters.” He held Avery’s gaze and licked his lips. “Another fantasy you’ll have to fulfill right after the naughty maid and librarian.” He winked before turning to Emily. “Does your sister use social media?”
“Yeah.”
“Do you mind pulling it up? My computer is on the table.”
“Sure.” Emily walked back into the house, leaving Reed and Avery on the patio. The air between them was charged, and her heart clenched as she held her breath.
“You don’t honestly think she’ll post her location on social media, do you?” Avery grinned and glanced back up at the stars.
“She won’t need to.” Reed stepped out onto the porch and closed the door behind him. “All I need is to see her face and my ability kicks in.”
Reed moved up behind her and wrapped his good arm around her waist before placing a tender kiss on her neck. “I can find her sister.”
“What makes you so sure?” Avery asked, tilting her head to give him better access.
“I’m going to let you in on a little secret that no one else knows.”
“I already know you’re missing a few screws since you’re interested in me,” she teased.
“My computer ability extends beyond the actual computer.” He kissed the dip where her shoulder and neck met on the other side. “When I meet people, regardless of whether I’m around a computer, little boxes appear that only I can see.”
“That explains a lot. You’re delusional.”
He chuckled. “I can see their entire electronic fingerprint. Anything and everything they’ve stored online is at my mercy for inspection.”
Avery’s body stiffened. That wasn’t possible. Maybe he was really a little crazy in the head.
“Explain.”
“The boxes that pop up give me access to everything. Bank records, pictures, anything and everything they access electronically, I can get my hands on.”
“There’s only one flaw in your story.” She turned in his arms to watch his eyes to determine if he would tell her the truth. “When you found me at the hotel. I didn’t make those reservations electronically. I didn’t use a credit card or my personal bank account. How did you do that?”
Reed stared back at her, a slip of a smile on his lips. “I hacked the hotels and searched their registries for new reservations.”
“Then how did you know I’d be in Texas to even start looking there?”
“When Landon called, it was through an electronic device. I traced himthe way any FBI agent would. I hacked systems and triangulated his location. I had an idea where to start looking.”
Avery’s mouth parted. “The boxes? How do I know you’re telling me the truth?”
He leaned in to whisper. His breath came out hot on her ear. “Your Nonnie’s secret ingredient in her spaghetti sauce is cinnamon.”
“How…”
“She only keeps recipes and family photos online.” He pressed a kiss to her ear before stepping back and shrugging. “They pop up whether I want them to or not. It’s a gift and a curse, and the only way I was able to break that code on the thumb drive that Landon sent.”
Avery crossed her arms over her chest and tilted her head. “And how, exactly, do you think you’re going to find Alice Page?”
“By looking at her face.” Reed grinned and turned to leave, only to be stopped by Avery catching his good arm.
“What do you think you’ll find?”
Reed shrugged. “I’ll track her cell to start and then move to her accounts. I’ll hack the hospital, her computer, hell, I’ll even hack her security system, if she has
She turned to look at Emily and found Reed standing at the back door. A playful smile tugged at his lips. “Reed.”
Emily glanced over her shoulder. “I’ll just give you two some privacy.”
“You know, I’ve always had a thing for my babysitters.” He held Avery’s gaze and licked his lips. “Another fantasy you’ll have to fulfill right after the naughty maid and librarian.” He winked before turning to Emily. “Does your sister use social media?”
“Yeah.”
“Do you mind pulling it up? My computer is on the table.”
“Sure.” Emily walked back into the house, leaving Reed and Avery on the patio. The air between them was charged, and her heart clenched as she held her breath.
“You don’t honestly think she’ll post her location on social media, do you?” Avery grinned and glanced back up at the stars.
“She won’t need to.” Reed stepped out onto the porch and closed the door behind him. “All I need is to see her face and my ability kicks in.”
Reed moved up behind her and wrapped his good arm around her waist before placing a tender kiss on her neck. “I can find her sister.”
“What makes you so sure?” Avery asked, tilting her head to give him better access.
“I’m going to let you in on a little secret that no one else knows.”
“I already know you’re missing a few screws since you’re interested in me,” she teased.
“My computer ability extends beyond the actual computer.” He kissed the dip where her shoulder and neck met on the other side. “When I meet people, regardless of whether I’m around a computer, little boxes appear that only I can see.”
“That explains a lot. You’re delusional.”
He chuckled. “I can see their entire electronic fingerprint. Anything and everything they’ve stored online is at my mercy for inspection.”
Avery’s body stiffened. That wasn’t possible. Maybe he was really a little crazy in the head.
“Explain.”
“The boxes that pop up give me access to everything. Bank records, pictures, anything and everything they access electronically, I can get my hands on.”
“There’s only one flaw in your story.” She turned in his arms to watch his eyes to determine if he would tell her the truth. “When you found me at the hotel. I didn’t make those reservations electronically. I didn’t use a credit card or my personal bank account. How did you do that?”
Reed stared back at her, a slip of a smile on his lips. “I hacked the hotels and searched their registries for new reservations.”
“Then how did you know I’d be in Texas to even start looking there?”
“When Landon called, it was through an electronic device. I traced himthe way any FBI agent would. I hacked systems and triangulated his location. I had an idea where to start looking.”
Avery’s mouth parted. “The boxes? How do I know you’re telling me the truth?”
He leaned in to whisper. His breath came out hot on her ear. “Your Nonnie’s secret ingredient in her spaghetti sauce is cinnamon.”
“How…”
“She only keeps recipes and family photos online.” He pressed a kiss to her ear before stepping back and shrugging. “They pop up whether I want them to or not. It’s a gift and a curse, and the only way I was able to break that code on the thumb drive that Landon sent.”
Avery crossed her arms over her chest and tilted her head. “And how, exactly, do you think you’re going to find Alice Page?”
“By looking at her face.” Reed grinned and turned to leave, only to be stopped by Avery catching his good arm.
“What do you think you’ll find?”
Reed shrugged. “I’ll track her cell to start and then move to her accounts. I’ll hack the hospital, her computer, hell, I’ll even hack her security system, if she has
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