Page 52 of Ravish

Colby moved over to Lara and put his arm around her as Logan took the ski mask off the man.

“Lara, recognize him?” Logan asked.

“No.” She glared at the man.

“Colby?”

“Never seen him before.”

“Fine. We have you for breaking and entering. You have the right to...” The other officer started reciting as he led the man away.

“Any clue why he would be in your garage?” Colby asked Lara softly.

“Nothing there usually except for my car and some lawn equipment.”

Logan started at them. “When you have a moment, go check and make sure nothing is missing. Charges will be filed for the breaking and entering, and I have your first report. We’ll find out who he is and let you know.”

“Thank you,” Lara said quietly.

“I’ll be in contact,” Logan said and left, pulling the door closed behind him.

“Do you want to check the garage out?” Colby asked.

“Yes. I’ll never be able to sleep if I don’t.” She shivered.

Colby led her to the garage door. Lara flipped the light switch. “Please stay up here until I call for you.” He made his way down the stairs.

They weren’t steep, which was good. At the bottom, he paused and looked around. Nothing seemed out of place to him, but he noted some hiding places. With caution, he stepped into the garage area and began checking it out.

Nothing. He breathed a sigh of relief. “You can come down.”

Lara steps were soft as she made her way down the stairs. She paused and faced Colby. “Everything looks okay,” she took the last step into the garage and began walking around. “Yep, nothing missing.”

“Do you keep spare keys or anything like that hidden down here?”

She shook her head. “I think he must have been looking for a way out, and when there wasn’t one, he waited until the police were done.”

“Let’s go back up.” Putting his arm around her waist, he guided her up the stairs. Once there, he shut and locked the door, with a mental note to buy and install a heavier lock.

“Not the way I planned for tonight to go,” Lara said.

“Things happen.” Which reminded him— He pulled out his phone and called the restaurant to cancel their reservation. “We can stay here and have pizza delivered, or we can go to my place and have pizza delivered.”

Lara gave a laugh. “Pizza huh?”

“We have to eat.”

“Graziano’s is the best.” Lara stood and went into the kitchen, returning with a menu in her hand. “What would you like?”

Colby looked over the menu. “Anything with meat on it, no olives or onions.”

Lara called an order in and sat down next to Colby. He reached over and hauled her into his arms.

“I’m glad you’re here,” she said, resting her head against his shoulder.

“I am too.” He dropped a kiss on top of her head and just held her in silence until the doorbell rang.

“Food,” she said sitting up.

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