The Distance Between Us (MAC Security 3)

“As my girlfriend, that’s... if you want to.”

I take a deep breath in and blow it out slowly, flicking my eyes from his to the flowers that line the path to the cottage and then back at him.

“I want to.” I grin, lifting up and wrapping my arms around his neck and crashing my lips down onto his.

It’s been a week since our first date and we’ve had two more since. Each time we come close to doing anything, Charlie pulls away and tells me that we should wait.

I could understand it if this was the first time we met and they were our actual first dates, but the fact that we’ve slept together too many times to count doesn’t make sense. I’m starting to think that maybe he doesn’t want me like that now that we’re making things between us serious, maybe I was just an infatuation and he doesn’t see me like that anymore?

So I decide to do something drastic. I know that he’s at work today and I spend the better part of my morning getting myself ready for my plan. I shave all my relevant parts and do my hair and makeup nicely, pulling out my “special” underwear which consists of a bra and panties made of black lace and then my sky-high stilettos.

I push my arms through my knee length coat and head out of my cottage, walking across the gravel to my car.

“Hey, Kitty!”

I spin around at Kay’s voice and hold my hand over my eyes to shield from the blaring sun.

“Hey!”

I wrap my arms around her in a hug when she’s close enough and pull back to see her eyes flitting over my face and down to my heels.

“Where you heading looking all sexy? Huh?”

“Nowhere,” I squeak.

She snorts and says, “Yeah, thought so,” and walks past me. “Tell Charlie I said hi.”

“What? I’m not going to see Charlie!”

“Yeah, okay!” She waves me away and pulls open the warehouse door, winking at me as she goes inside.

I shake my head at her, a smile lifting up the corners of my mouth. I’ve never had a good girl friend, someone who I could talk to about anything and everything. I’ve always been a very private person and although I’m still like that, I find myself opening up to Kay like I haven’t with anyone else.

I walk to my car, opening the door and driving out of there, making my way straight to the precinct. When I get there, I straighten my coat as I get out of the car, making sure none of my goodies are showing and then heading inside.

“Hey, Geena. I’m here to see Charlie.”

“I’ll buzz you up,” she says, not even bothering to look away from her computer screen.

“Thanks.”

I wait until the buzz sounds and pull open the door, taking my time walking up the stairs. The sound of the stilettos echoing through the empty space.

I walk past all of the people at the desks, recognizing their faces and waving at them. Charlie’s door opens and I freeze on the spot at the sight of Jonny. My nerves jump and I can’t move as his eyes connect with mine.

“Kitty?” Charlie’s voice breaks through but I ignore him as Jonny swaggers toward me.

He comes so close to me that if I swayed just the tiniest bit, we’d be touching. My body shivers at the thought of him being in that office with Charlie, possibly talking about me. What if—

“Don’t worry,” he whispers in my ear, pulling back slightly and smirking. “I didn’t tell lover boy that you came to see me.”

“I… I…”

“You’re finished here, May. You can go,” Charlie grinds out, his voice booming throughout the room.

I see all the detectives stand up in my peripheral vision and my heart kicks up, beating so fast that I think it’s going to come out of my chest. There’s only him, Joel, and Evan that know about the pills, and as far as Evan knows, I stopped taking them. But I’m under no illusion that Joel told Jonny that he’s my supplier.

“Nice to see you again.” He smirks, pulling at his suit jacket cuffs and stepping back.