| I Need To Know

Heat rushed through Nate and he nodded, kissing Bonnie hard on the lips before grabbing her hand and leading her back to the car so quickly she had to jog to keep up. He pulled out his phone and said, “Text Nick.”

The phone’s computer voice replied, “Okay. What would you like to say to Nick?”

“Come get us.”

“Text sent to Nick.”

By the time they arrived on 61st Street, the car was waiting with Nick at the ready. “Take us back to Ms. Bonnie’s apartment.”

“Yes, sir.”

Inside the car, the privacy of the large backseat drove him insane. He sat away from her, holding her hand firmly on the leather between them. He felt her looking at him and when he turned, there was worry in her eyes. “What’s wrong?”

She licked her lips self-consciously. “I’m just wondering why you’re way over there.”

A rueful smirk pulled at him. “If I start touching you now, I won’t be able to stop. And Nick has a way of hitting the brakes when we least expect it. I need you alone. Entirely alone.”

“Oh!” A reliev