“I don’t have time.”
He moved closer and lowered his voice.
“Come on, Trish. Give me ten minutes.”
She stiffened.
“Why? So you can try to blackmail me into something? That tactic won’t work. This isn’t what it looks like.”
“What it looks like is that you’re sleeping with Aaron Young so he’ll hire you for the job I want.”
He saw her eyes blaze and he spoke quickly to cut off her retort.
“I know you. So I know that’s not what’s going on. You’re way too smart. If word of this affair gets out, you’ll lose everything you’ve worked for. There’s only one reason you’d risk that. You and the assistant chief are in love. Head-over-heels-crazy-mad-lose-your-senses in love.”
“Well, damn. You do know me.”
The tension seemed to melt from her body. Her lips curved up in an ah-shucks smile.
“May
