In the Middle of Love's Crime *BWWM Mystery Romance Thriller Read Online Free

Simona couldn’t wait for spring to arrive so that she could decorate their porch with plenty of plants and flowers. Gardening had always been a special hobby of Simona’s. It was something that she did most of the time to keep her mind away from stress or whenever she was in deep thought.
    Simona knew that the apartment was the best choice. The staff and neighbors were always friendly and welcoming; no one never made it an issue that they were an interracial couple. Being that there was a crime that took place, a few tenants were starting to evacuate and search for other homes.
     
    Walking up the stairs to the third floor, Simona fidgeted for the keys. They fell to the ground. Shit. She reached to pick them up and tried to insert the key into the hole. However, before she could open it, the door had already flung open.
    Standing there with his blond hair tousled and his blue eyes glowing like magic, Ben smiled as he pulled her inside with a warm kiss. His warm lips traced against her cold lips that the outside weather left on her.
    Simona blushed and pulled away. “Babe, I thought you were sleeping when I left.”
    Ben licked her cherry flavored lip gloss from his lips. “The military has me programmed to wake up to slight movements.”
    “Oh no! I probably woke you before I went out for my run! I’m so sorry! I know you were tired and exhausted from coming back from field training. How could I have been so stupid?” Simona pouted.
    Ben walked over to the kitchen with a sly smile. The only thing he was wearing was his boxers, revealing the chiseled abs that God gave him.
    “Aww you’re not stupid, babe. No need to feel sorry. I needed to get up early anyways. I have to do some studying and besides, I wanted to prepare you a big breakfast.” He picked up the spatula and flipped over the smoking pancake.
    Simona sniffed in the air from the burnt smell and laughed. An uncertain expression formed on her face. She scratched her head as she rushed over to the stove. Not wanting to discourage him, she gave him a kiss as she turned off the stove. Ben had forgotten to use oil or butter on the frying pan, which was why the pancake not cooking smoothly.
    “Ooooh, honey! You cooked for me. That’s so sweet.” She replied, wrapping her arms around his strong neck as they stood face to face.
    She tried to take his attention from the awful pancakes so that he wouldn’t want to continue cooking.
    They kissed.
    “Have a seat so that I can feed my wife-to-be.”
    Now he knows damn well that he can’t cook worth a damn. Simona thought. “You just want to feed me so you can kill me with that ugly pancake. I think NOT! Babe, it’s burnt. There’s no telling that it may burn my lungs.” Simona teased.
    Ben kissed her again. Their affection in the morning was sexy and flirtatious. “Hey, those are fighting words. Be thankful that I’m trying to treat you right.”
    “Well, I can’t blame you for trying. I love you so much that perhaps I’ll eat it and pretend that it tastes good.” She said with a sexy whisper, jokingly.
    “Sounds like a challenge.” Ben pulled out the stool from under the granite counter and allowed her to take a seat.
    Simona couldn’t believe she was in agreement. “Do you realize that pancakes are full of carbs? This is torture.”
    “No it’s not, babe. Since we are about to become married, you have to learn to adapt to my flaws.” Ben said as he kissed her cheek. “Also, you’ll be the one doing all the cooking anyways.”
    “Oh, is that right?” Simona asked, snapping her head back.
    “Damn straight!” Ben placed the slightly burnt pancake on the plate and poured maple syrup over it. He sliced it in small pieces as he began feeding her.
    She couldn’t stop laughing between each bite. “You are so silly, hun.” She licked the excess syrup from around her mouth. “You know this actually isn’t so bad. It tastes almost like burnt popcorn.”
    He cradled her beautiful, bronze face in