her lips.
She never got a chance to speak.
“I need to talk to you about something, Lia, and I apologize if this ends up being too personal a topic,” David said, gesturing for her to take a seat.
“Of course, sir.” She dropped into the worn chair and waited, fighting the urge to fidget.
“I assume that collection of oddities on your desk is some kind of gift from my brother?”
“Yes, sir. I uh, wasn’t aware you knew about that…I mean us. Not that there is an us , exactly.”
David actually cracked a smile at that. “I think you just told me all I needed to know. Nick phoned me last night. He wanted to make sure there wasn’t any sort of rule that would stop him from going out with you. I told him there wasn’t, but then it occurred to me that might have been your way of deflecting his interest. If so, then I owe you an apology.” He paused for a beat and then added, “But, somehow, I don’t think that’s the case.”
“He called you? Last night?” Lia was having trouble making her mouth form words because her train of thought had completely derailed. Nick had called David, about her. Last night. Right after he’d seen her again. Was he insane? Did he want to tank her career, or was he really serious about seeing her?
“He did. And I want you to know that if you decide to go out with him, I’m not going to have a problem with it. You got here on your own merit, and what you do in your personal life is your call. For what it’s worth, I’m not exactly on Nick’s speed dial, so if he called me about you, he thought it was important.”
“I appreciate you telling me that. To be honest, I’m not sure I’m going to see him again. Not that we’re dating or anything, he just gave me a ride home from the garage last night.”
“I heard about the wedding too.”
Shit.
“You’re family seems to be remarkably well informed.”
“Two active cops, two retired cops, and one very determined matriarch. Nothing stays a secret in my family for long. You sort of get used to it. As I said, your personal life is your own business. Whatever happens, I trust that you’ll be able to keep your personal affairs out of the office. You know, dating in our line of work isn’t always easy. At least Nick knows what he’d be getting into.”
“I…I hadn’t thought about it that way,” Lia admitted. She was finding this whole conversation a little surreal.
“That’s all I wanted to talk to you about. Oh, and to tell you that I’ve heard nothing but good reports from your partner, and the rest of the guys. Keep up the good work.”
“Thank you, sir. I’m glad to hear that.” After that, she said goodbye and left, feeling a little dazed. Things were not going the way she’d expected, and that didn’t happen very often. Lia thrived on maintaining control of her world, but ever since Nick Wilde had entered her life, she seemed to have lost the knack.
When she got back to her desk, she looked at the wand, then at her phone. Every time she tried to avoid Nick, the world found a way to put him back in her path. Maybe it was time to stop fighting this thing.
She picked up the phone and dialed the number. Nick’s answered on the third ring, and her heart beat a little faster just hearing his voice.
“Hello.”
“Nick? It’s me, Lia. I called to say thank you for your gift.”
He chuckled, and the sound sent a dark thrill tripping down her spine to pool between her thighs. “Is there something else you’d like to say to me?”
She could almost see the smug, satisfied smile on his face as she took a deep breath and threw caution to the wind for the first time in years. “Yeah, I have something to say to you. Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo .”
“You have no idea how happy I am to hear you say that. I’ll see you in the parking lot after your shift. Bring the wand.”
“Why?”
“Because there might be other things for you to wish for tonight. See you soon, Lia.” He hung up before she could say
She never got a chance to speak.
“I need to talk to you about something, Lia, and I apologize if this ends up being too personal a topic,” David said, gesturing for her to take a seat.
“Of course, sir.” She dropped into the worn chair and waited, fighting the urge to fidget.
“I assume that collection of oddities on your desk is some kind of gift from my brother?”
“Yes, sir. I uh, wasn’t aware you knew about that…I mean us. Not that there is an us , exactly.”
David actually cracked a smile at that. “I think you just told me all I needed to know. Nick phoned me last night. He wanted to make sure there wasn’t any sort of rule that would stop him from going out with you. I told him there wasn’t, but then it occurred to me that might have been your way of deflecting his interest. If so, then I owe you an apology.” He paused for a beat and then added, “But, somehow, I don’t think that’s the case.”
“He called you? Last night?” Lia was having trouble making her mouth form words because her train of thought had completely derailed. Nick had called David, about her. Last night. Right after he’d seen her again. Was he insane? Did he want to tank her career, or was he really serious about seeing her?
“He did. And I want you to know that if you decide to go out with him, I’m not going to have a problem with it. You got here on your own merit, and what you do in your personal life is your call. For what it’s worth, I’m not exactly on Nick’s speed dial, so if he called me about you, he thought it was important.”
“I appreciate you telling me that. To be honest, I’m not sure I’m going to see him again. Not that we’re dating or anything, he just gave me a ride home from the garage last night.”
“I heard about the wedding too.”
Shit.
“You’re family seems to be remarkably well informed.”
“Two active cops, two retired cops, and one very determined matriarch. Nothing stays a secret in my family for long. You sort of get used to it. As I said, your personal life is your own business. Whatever happens, I trust that you’ll be able to keep your personal affairs out of the office. You know, dating in our line of work isn’t always easy. At least Nick knows what he’d be getting into.”
“I…I hadn’t thought about it that way,” Lia admitted. She was finding this whole conversation a little surreal.
“That’s all I wanted to talk to you about. Oh, and to tell you that I’ve heard nothing but good reports from your partner, and the rest of the guys. Keep up the good work.”
“Thank you, sir. I’m glad to hear that.” After that, she said goodbye and left, feeling a little dazed. Things were not going the way she’d expected, and that didn’t happen very often. Lia thrived on maintaining control of her world, but ever since Nick Wilde had entered her life, she seemed to have lost the knack.
When she got back to her desk, she looked at the wand, then at her phone. Every time she tried to avoid Nick, the world found a way to put him back in her path. Maybe it was time to stop fighting this thing.
She picked up the phone and dialed the number. Nick’s answered on the third ring, and her heart beat a little faster just hearing his voice.
“Hello.”
“Nick? It’s me, Lia. I called to say thank you for your gift.”
He chuckled, and the sound sent a dark thrill tripping down her spine to pool between her thighs. “Is there something else you’d like to say to me?”
She could almost see the smug, satisfied smile on his face as she took a deep breath and threw caution to the wind for the first time in years. “Yeah, I have something to say to you. Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo .”
“You have no idea how happy I am to hear you say that. I’ll see you in the parking lot after your shift. Bring the wand.”
“Why?”
“Because there might be other things for you to wish for tonight. See you soon, Lia.” He hung up before she could say
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