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I need to know about.”
    “Consider him handled,” Jacob confirms.
    Chris releases the intercom and turns to me, his hands sliding down my arms. “Deep breaths, baby. It’s okay. Most likely he was trying to corner us to get more details without David present.”
    “Why would he want to avoid our attorney? And don’t we look suspicious if we don’t talk to him?”
    “That’s what he hopes we’ll think, but we don’t have anything to hide, so why would we care what he thinks? He expects smart people with good attorneys to decline to talk to him.”
    “And that’s my point. We did nothing wrong. I’m the one Ava attacked and tried to kill. Why would he try to corner us?”
    “Probably pretty normal with any high profile suspect, but I’m calling David to be sure.”
    He tugs his cell phone from his pocket, returning to the living area to face the window, and I force myself to sit down on the edge of the couch. Though I listen closely, hoping to understand his conversation with David, I can’t.
    Finally, he ends the call and sits next to me, dragging my legs over his lap. “David says there’s a bail adjustment hearing set for Ava this Friday. They’ll likely ask all available witnesses to testify.”
    I rest my elbows on the leather arm behind me. “What’s a bail adjustment hearing?”
    “Her counsel is asking to have the bond reduced, and this format allows them a little more room for testimony than a standard bail hearing.”
    “She could get out?”
    “Let’s hope not.”
    My heart sinks. “So yes.”
    “They held her the first time. Hopefully they’ll have the ammunition to hold her this time. We should learn more at the police station tomorrow.”
    “Does that mean we should have talked to the detective tonight?”
    “No. David wants to be with us. They haven’t told him enough for him to feel comfortable with where the conversation is heading. He also stressed that this is an election year, which means the DA is in reelection mode.”
    “Which is motivation to solve the case and get a conviction.”
    “Yes. It is.”
    I wait, expecting him to say more and when he doesn’t, reality slowly comes to me, turning my stomach as it does. “A conviction at all costs—even a fall guy.”
    “I’d like to think the DA is more ethical than that.”
    His phone beeps and he answers it, once again listening intently. “Just call me when you reach him,” is all he says before he sets his phone on the coffee table. “Jacob can’t get ahold of Blake. He’ll call us when he does. He’s also trying to reach Mark for us since the bastard won’t return my calls.”
    “So we’re in limbo, waiting for answers.”
    “Yes, but at least we do it together.” He drags me to him and I snuggle against the hard lines of his body, my head resting on his chest, my mind counting the beat of his heart. Together, I repeat in my mind. I close my eyes and repeat those words over and over.

Two

    Blinking awake, I find myself captured in Chris’s beautiful green-eyed stare, slowly becoming aware of my back against the couch cushion, and the intimate way our jean-clad legs twine together. “Hey,” I murmur, trailing fingers over the sexy stubble shadowing his jawline.
    “Hey.”
    “I could really get used to waking up next to you every day.”
    He closes his hand over my fingers and kisses them. “I hope you already are.”
    My lips curve. “I want more practice. Lots more. How long did we sleep?”
    “About twelve hours.”
    “What?” I jerk upward onto my elbow, swiping the messy dark brown veil of hair from my eyes to squint against the sunlight beaming through the wall of windows. “How is it even possible that it’s daylight and we never made it to bed? We still have our clothes on.”
    “I took our shoes off about three hours ago, when you woke up and went to the bathroom.”
    “I went to the bathroom?”
    He laughs. “Yes. I planned to move to the bedroom when you got back, but apparently I