CHAPTER SEVEN
Charlie
Darrow’s gone for the weekend and discreetly lets me know that fact, so I move in on Marni in his absence. It’s been just a few days since the scene in the library. Maybe it’s too soon, but I’m sure she’s as anxious for more as I am.
I find her in a grocery store near Carlton’s townhouse, and although she’s dressed like a housewife in a denim skirt, t-shirt top and saggy sweatshirt, she’s as sexy to me as she would be wearing something more risqué. While she’s picking out melons, I approach her stealthily as I have before, although I try to be discreet considering the location.
“You can thump them; I hear that’s one way to tell if they are ripe.” Standing over her left shoulder, I announce myself with this useful tip, and she spins around, eyes wide with surprise.
