Indecent Danger (Danger Incorporated #3)(38)
“Could her boyfriend have been jealous? That’s a powerful motivator for murder. He was jealous of Bruce and he killed him. It’s a viable theory. If the boyfriend is here this weekend someone must have seen them together. I’ll do some asking around while you’re in New York.”
Shane nodded toward Aubrey who was wrapping up her call. “What you really need to do is take that pretty lady out on the town tonight and celebrate her being cleared. If that’s not an excuse to romance a woman I don’t know what is.”
“Not that I need a reason but that’s a brilliant idea. I have an idea too that I think she’ll love. Text me when you get to the city. You can stay at my apartment. I’ll call the doorman and tell him to let you in.”
Aubrey deserved moonlight, roses, and champagne. She’d been under terrible stress these last two days and Travis wanted to give her a chance to relax and feel normal again.
But not too normal.
He also hoped that she was falling more in love with him after their night together. He sure as hell would never be the same. She was everything he’d hoped to find in a woman and if she didn’t want him it was going to break his heart.
Shane headed toward the door but stopped to drop a kiss on Aubrey’s forehead. Brotherly, and in no way romantic. “Make my cousin take you somewhere and treat you like a princess. No hanging around the room and ordering room service.”
Aubrey laughed, her face lit up and looking more beautiful than anyone had a right to. He felt that now familiar band tighten around his heart but he didn’t fight it, instead welcoming the warm rush of emotion. This was what love felt like and he was damn lucky to be given a chance to experience it.
“I like room service and movies but maybe we will go out tonight. I take it you won’t be joining us.”
“I’m off to the Big Apple, Bree, but I’ll be back before you know it. Try and stay out of trouble, you two. I won’t be here to supervise your activities,” Shane teased.
There was more than one kind of trouble and Travis couldn’t wait to get elbow deep in romancing his woman.
Anderson-style.
Chapter Twenty
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Travis had rented out an entire mini-amusement park for their celebration date. Just the two of them and a few acres of fun.
There was miniature golf, go-karts, water bumper boats, a batting cage, and two floors of video games. She couldn’t wait to go kill a few zombies after eating her weight in pizza, cake, and soda.
“I didn’t expect this but I love it.”
She hadn’t known exactly what to expect when he’d told her to dress casually but this was beyond any of her expectations. It was crazy but it was exactly what she would have asked for if she’d even known this was an option.
“I was hoping you’d like this. At first I was going to take you to a fancy restaurant and then maybe some dancing or a moonlit stroll down the beach. But then I thought about you and me, and honestly we’re not traditional romance people. I thought you might get a kick out of this. It is a celebration, after all.”
“How did you make this happen on such short notice?”
She shouldn’t have had to ask. She’d seen him in action too many times over the last several months and she knew how he’d done it. Money.
It made the world go round and it certainly opened doors. Or closed them to the public in this case.
“I know a few people, some friends. Do you want to eat first or play a little bit? We have the place until one in the morning.”
Aubrey looked around, turning her entire body three-hundred-sixty degrees to take in all her options. He’d given her quintessential fun on a platter but she still had to choose.
“There.” She pointed to the go-kart track. “I’m going to kick your ass.”
A slow smile spread across Travis’s handsome face.
“Care to make it interesting, kitten?”
Might as well make it fun whether she won or lost.
She took a deep breath and somehow managed to look him in the eye so he’d know she was damn serious about this. “Winner gets to be the boss when we get back to the hotel.”
He leaned forward and brushed a kiss over her cheekbone. “Just to let you know…I like to be called ‘Master’ when playing this particular bedroom game. Let’s do this.”
He looked so f*cking sexy and he smelled so tantalizing Aubrey had to gulp down the lump lodged somewhere near her vocal chords. With just a smoldering look he had her dampening her panties.
“Let’s go,” she croaked, not sounding as cocky as she had the previous moment. Luckily Travis was already striding toward the go-kart track, leaving her to trail behind him questioning her wisdom in bringing out his competitive side. The Anderson boys – especially Travis – didn’t like to lose.
At all. In fact, they’d do just about anything to avoid it other than lie, cheat, or steal.
The game was on.
After buckling on helmets and climbing into the low-slung karts, they took a few practice laps before going at it seriously. Travis took the immediate lead but Aubrey stayed right on his tail, looking for an opportunity to pass. Blocking all attempts from her to make a move, he managed to stay in the lead for fourteen laps with only two to go. She’d have to do something bold or she was going to have to eat her trash talk.