Page 53 of The Hitman and the Psychic

“Fine.” My brows rose. “No moreshenanigans.”

“Good.” She huffed out a breath and stepped toward the door. “We need to go. Aren’t we supposed to look for someone at a bar?”

I leaned my back against the table and crossed my arms. “Yeah. But first, I think we should talk about this vision of my death. I’d like to keep it from happening. Are you sure you didn’t see more… like when it’s supposed to happen?”

She pursed her lips and shook her head. “No. But I don’t think it’ll happen today.”

My brows rose. “Why not?”

“You were wearing a different shirt.”

“Oh… well, I guess that changes things.”

“So, can we go now?”

It pained me that she was so eager to leave. That kiss had rocked me to the core, and she acted like it was nothing. Of course, her eagerness to leave also implied that she knew if she kissed me again, she’d never be able to stop. She’d also said that wasn’t the kind of…professionalshe wanted to be. I could respect that… even if I teased her a little.

I checked the time. “Sure. The bar should be open by now.” I shook my head. “But, from what’s happened so far, it doesn’t seem like Anna has anything to do with this.”

“I tend to agree. But it won’t hurt to eliminate her as a suspect. I mean… what have we got to lose?”

Chapter 14

Serenity

Isent Stone a professional smile, hoping to convince him that the kiss we’d shared was no big deal. Of course, since it had shattered every last shred of defense I had against him, he’d see through my facade pretty quick. Still, if it got me out of his house without me throwing myself at him, I’d have a chance to control my impulses and make sure it never happened again.

Something inside me wilted at the thought. All those imagined kisses had never amounted to a sliver of how amazing the actual kiss had been. Stepping away from him had taken more will-power than I knew I had.

I wasn’t sure I could do it a second time, let alone a third or fourth. I was doomed. Thank goodness for that phone call, or I would’ve gone all the way with him. It didn’t help that seeing him get shot and die in that stupid vision made me want to throw myself at him right this very minute.

If he died, I’d never have the chance to make love to him and know how it felt. Just the thought was nearly enough to make me throw caution to the wind and shove him back into his bedroom.

I glanced out the window. It was a beautiful, sunny day, but as long as we didn’t stay outside, he wouldn’t die today. That gave me plenty of time to figure this out, right? “You coming?”

Stone raised a brow, but didn’t budge. It was almost like he was testing me to see how long it would take before I gave in and rushed into his arms.

His intense gaze left me even more shaken than normal, and I swallowed, unable to look away. If something didn’t happen soon, my heart would probably burst right out of my chest.

His lips twisted into that sexy smile of his, only this time a small smirk crinkled his eyes. He’d gotten to me, and he knew it. That smirk unfroze me, and I managed to breathe again. I even sent him a small eye-roll. Go me.

He let out a huff and shoved away from the table, following me to the door. He tapped in the code and opened the door. I hurried to the bike while he re-set his alarm.

I pushed my helmet on, but had trouble fastening the strap. It might have had something to do with my shaking fingers. As much as I tried to look cool and collected, I was far from it.

This time, Stone pushed my fingers away and snapped it himself. He met my gaze with a knowing smile and mounted his bike. I huffed out a breath and got on behind him, though wrapping myself around him only heightened the sexual tension. But it was fine. I closed my eyes, savoring the moment. Holding him like this would beenough to sustain me for now, but I knew it would be hard not to touch him as often as I could from now on.

I was doomed.

Stone maneuvered through traffic like an expert and took us all the way over to the west side of town. We came to an area with a corner drugstore and a few shops.

Across the street, a square building with a blinking neon sign over the double-doors read “Tiki-Tabu Bar.” It fit right in with this part of town, and I couldn’t wait to see what the inside looked like. Stone pulled in front of the bar and cut the engine.

“This is it.” He pulled off his helmet and held out a hand to help me get off the bike.

I got my leg over the bike and stood beside it. While Stone dismounted, I pulled off my helmet and set it on the seat, then took off my right glove so I could fix my hair. Satisfied that it wasn’t a huge mess, I slipped the glove back on.

“You ready?” Stone glanced my way. At my nod, he started toward the door. Pulling it open, he held it for me and we stepped inside. The lights were dim, and I had to blink a few times before I could see much.

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