[ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

 To your left overhead, he instructed.
She removed two white porcelain dishes and Reese distributed their food.  I guess
that led to your job now? he asked, wiping his hands on a towel.
 Yes. She eyed the plates in his hands.  You want coffee?
 Coffee would be good. With cream and sugar.
Cat filled a cup for Reese and then followed him to a long cherry wood table. They
sat side by side, eating, talking and just enjoying their time together. Avoiding difficult
topics wasn t hard. She found there were many things to discuss. Movies. Books.
Politics. Sometimes they differed in opinion but debating with Reese actually was
enjoyable.
 Have you ever been to Europe? Reese asked.
 No. I ve always wanted to go. You?
 I have. All this political stuff we re talking about, it s much different in other
countries.
Cat was about to ask, in what way, when the phone rang. Reese sighed.  Hold that
thought. It could be my mom, or I wouldn t answer it.
She smiled to herself. Cat liked how he worried over his mother. That had to be a
good sign. She d always heard a guy who was good to his mother was a good catch.
Not that she was trying to catch Reese. The very thought made her panic a little. God,
118
Who s On Top
she was thinking crazy things. She didn t need or want& she didn t even let herself
finish the thought. The truth was, Reese wasn t like the other guys she d dated. He was
basically everything she d always said she didn t want. The ironic thing he made her
feel special. He seemed to be exactly what she did want. Ignoring it or denying it wasn t
going to get her anywhere. Reese was Reese, not some formula of a man she thought
was taboo. For now on, she was going to approach things with him that way. To give
them a real shot at& whatever it was they had going on between them.
The phone being placed back on the receiver drew Cat s attention. Reese sat back
down next to her, his dark hair more disorderly than before the call. As if he d been
running his hand through it.  My father is acting like a lunatic. He s outside my mom s
apartment and the neighbors are threatening to call the police.
Cat smiled.  That s good.
His eyes went wide.  Excuse me if I don t think my father going to jail is good.
She leaned forward and rubbed her hand over his jaw, feeling the roughness of his
whiskers.  Your father has come to his senses. This is a good thing. She paused.
 Besides, you re a damn good attorney. You ll get him out of jail.
 You re not calming me down. Crap. He pushed to his feet.  I need to go over
there.
 I know, Cat said.  I ll find my way home. You go take care of your parents.
 No, he said.  Stay. I ll be back soon.
 I need to write up last night s review. I ll go home. She waved him on.  Go,
Reese. I m a big girl. Your parents need you.
He hesitated and then bent down and kissed her cheek.  You re amazing.
Cat felt a sizzle of awareness and even satisfaction from his words.  You can prove
it later.
Straightening, he winked.  You can count on it.
119
Lisa Renee Jones
Chapter Fourteen
Cat walked in her front door and heard the phone ringing. She ran for it just in time
to hear a dial tone. Her cell was dead so she plugged it up and then headed toward the
bedroom to take a shower. She made it two steps when both phones started to ring and
someone knocked on the front door. About to reach for her cell, she stopped when she
heard her brother Mike call her name.
 Catherine Maxwell, open up. I know you re there. The doorman told me you were
here.
Her brows dipped as she stomped toward the door and yanked it open to expose
her scowling brother.  What the hell are you doing, Mike? I have neighbors.
He shoved a newspaper at her.  What the hell are you doing? Pushing passed her
he entered her apartment.
Cat made a frustrated sound and slammed the door shut, turning to face her
brother.  You have a lot of nerve  She stopped mid-sentence as she read the paper s
headlines. Her hands started to shake as she read it again hoping she d seen it wrong.
Maxwell s daughter and opposing counsel& up close and personal. The words were above a
picture of her and Reese coming out of Serendipity.
Her eyes lifted to her brother. She couldn t seem to read the rest of the page.  Who
is he?
Her brother gave her a hard look.  You don t know?
 No. I mean I do. I know he s an attorney.
 Representing Ray.
Cat s mind went back to the night before. To their conversation about her father
and Ray. Betrayal stung hard.  I& didn t know.
120
Who s On Top
 You have to be careful 
She cut him off.  Careful? You tell me nothing. How the hell am I supposed to [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]