Page 46 of Kiss Kiss Bang
He was going to track down that account number to its owner if it was the last thing he did. The time to wire the hundred grand had come and gone and there hadn’t been anything unusual happening in her house, according to the patrol cars that had been doing hourly rounds, nor at the school, which had been notified.
Joey was also monitoring her emails and texts, and again . . . nothing unusual.
With Olivia being so recognizable, going out in public wasn’t safe, at least not yet. Her attack had made national news and Mark was fielding all the reporters while Olivia stayed in hiding.
“The guys are finishing your new alarm system today. Why don’t we stay at my place tonight? I have a big yard and a pool. No one will bother us there. Then, once your house is a fortress, we can go back.”
“A pool!” The little girl screeched with excitement.
“Sounds like a plan,” Olivia agreed.
“Go pack all your stuff, freckles.”
“Yay!” she ran off to the room to pack the few things Annie had bought for them. Unfortunately, Jax and Megan had left that morning for the next two weeks, but fortunately Annie had agreed to stay and help out while her boyfriend, A-list actor Rocco Monroe, was away shooting a movie. And Annie had brought them a bunch of clothes.
Olivia grabbed his wrist to stop him. She reached up, wrapped her arms around his neck, and kissed him. Hard. Passionately. His hand snaked around her waist and he pulled her to him, careful not to press too hard against her. Her tongue slid into his mouth and her nails dug into his skin.
“What was that for?” he asked, when she finally broke away.
“Thank you.”
“You need to stop with the thanks. Not the kisses but the thanks.”
“You’re pretty great, Joey. Not just with me but with Sophie. You practically just met us but it feels good having you around. And, I know I just had a little tantrum, but the truth is, I’d move in here forever if that’s what it took to make Sophie safe.”
“You’re a good mom, Livie.” He knew this was not easy for her to say. Being vulnerable and saying it wasn’t in her DNA. “And, just so you know, I don’t feel like I just met you. I do wish we could figure out who’s fucking with you so we can get his ass in jail and go about progressing things between us.”
She smiled. “You only want to catch the bad guy so you can get some action?”
He rolled his eyes and smiled big. “Of course, darlin’. Remember, Prince Charming is just charming because he wants some booty.” He grabbed her ass playfully causing her to yelp just as Sophie skipped into the room.
“I wanna hug too!” Sophie said, dropping her bag and then lifting her arms up into the air. “Squishy sandwich hug!”
Joey picked her up and the two of them hugged her tight until the little girl yelped.
