Page 115 of Pawn's in the Bishop's Game (Checkmate 1)

“But you’ve got a sister that likes to skinny dip?” I flash a playful grin and catch her elbow as she throws it back.

“Don’t even think about it,” she snarls. “This falls under the calling me dumb, thing. Touch my sister, you die. We might be close, but we don’t roll like that.”

“Is she pretty?”

“I sure hope so, seeing as we’re kinda identical. She has nicer boobs than me, though.”

“I think your boobs are pretty awesome.” I throw my arm over her shoulder and squeeze it. “I wouldn’t trade you. Not even for your skinny-dippin’ best friends with nice boobs.”

“Are you high again?” She looks up into my eyes when we stop at her car. “You’re being hot and cold. You ask me out to a picnic, then you get mad because I talked to your neighbor. Now you’re asking about my sister and squeezing my boob. I can’t tell if the grumpy swing is coming.”

“How do you know he’s my neighbor if you don’t actually know who he is?”

“Ugh!” She spins away and unlocks her car. Tossing the grocery bags into the back seat, she hardly notices the way my heart breaks when the drinks crush the bread rolls and chips.

“Jess?” I grab her arm and swing her back until her chest slams against mine. I noticed the security cameras at the back of the law office, so with a wolfish smile, I slam my lips down on hers. I have three nights left with her. It’s time to immortalize what we have so I can collect the footage and live with it forever. “I’m gonna let the neighbor thing go, seein’ as he’s never pissed me off.”

“Awesome!” She throws her hands in the air. “I appreciate your graciousness. Where are we going? I’m starving.”

“When was the last time you ate?”

“Toast on your bed this morning.” She flashes a megawatt smile as a distraction. “You know, right after you fucked me.”

“It was good fuckin’, but that’s not enough food. How are you supposed to outrun bears if you’re weak from hunger?”

“You’re a bear, aren’t you? I always thought you were. A big old grizzly bear.”

I narrow my eyes. “What’s your point?”

“Well, instead of outrunning you, I choose to sleep in your cave. Seduce the bear, and suddenly they become a hell of a lot less scary.”

With a roll of my eyes, I lean past her and snag one of the chocolate bars. Tearing the wrapper off, I shove the candy into her mouth. “Eat before you pass out. Then I want you to follow me.”

She flashes a chocolatey grin. “Where are we going?”

“First, we’re going to the lookout to eat. But we gotta do it fast, because we have somewhere to be at six.”

“Where?”

“Somewhere important.” I drop a kiss on her cheek. “Follow me, beautiful. Tonight’s important, so I need you to be fed and ready.”

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