Immediately as Janet entered her room, Nick circled her in his arms. She dismissed Esha, who curtsied obediently before she walked away, her eyes politely downcaste as Nick hugged her to his body from behind.
“Mmmmm….I missed you tonight,” Janet murmured, breathing deeply as Nick kissed his way down her neck.
At once, all her worries seemed to melt away.
“I missed you too,” Nick murmured huskily against her shoulder.
His arms tightened around her waist from behind.
“So I’m assuming you finally have a lead, since you’re here and not still interrogating prisoners?” Janet ventured, turning in his arms to look up at him.
Nick sighed resignedly.
“I see you’ve been talking to Jerrod,” he relented.
“And I see you wanted to hide this from me?” Janet challenged. “You know I’ll go wi
