One Night With You: A Fatal Series Prequel Novella (The Fatal Series) Read Online Free

proudest accomplishment. “Any questions?”
    “Just one.”
    She raised a brow.
    “Do you believe in sex at first sight? Because that was like the hottest freaking thing I’ve ever seen in my life.”
    Flustered but pleased by his reaction to her little demonstration, she decided to play along. “Like ever ?”
    “ Ever .” He leaned in closer and spoke directly into her ear. “Go tell your sister you’re leaving.”

    With her entire body buzzing from the high of her encounter with Nick, Sam made her way across the crowded deck to where Angela giggled madly at something Spencer had said. Then she noticed Sam and grabbed hold of her arm, pulling her into their circle.  
    “You remember my little sister, Sam, right?” she asked Spencer.
    He shook Sam’s hand. “Of course. Good to see you again, Sam.”
    “You, too.”
    Angela wrinkled her nose. “Have you been bathing in beer?”
    “Some asshole dumped a cupful on me.” Sam leaned in closer to her sister. “Listen, Ang… I’m going to split. Looks like you’ve got things under control here.”
    “You can’t leave by yourself! Wait for us.”
    “Angela, for Christ’s sake. I’m a cop. I can get myself home, and besides… I met someone. I’m going to grab something to eat with him.”
    “Who did you meet?”
    “A guy. No one you know.”
    “Where is he?” She craned her neck, looking all around the deck as if she’d be able to pick the guy Sam had met out of the crowd.
    “Will you please stand down? I met a guy who was nice to me after some other jerk spilled beer on me. We’re going to get food, and then I’m going straight home to bed because I’ve got another twelve-hour day ahead of me tomorrow. I did my part by coming with you, and now I’m out of here.”
    “I want to at least meet him.”
    “You’re not meeting him, and I can take care of myself.”
    “Old habits, you know?”
    “Always the big bossy sister.” She kissed Angela’s cheek. “Are you going to be okay to get home?”
    “I’ll take her,” Spencer said.
    Sam was standing close enough to her sister to feel the shiver that went through her. Yes, Angela was in good hands. “Talk to you tomorrow.”
    “Sam… You’re sure about this guy you’re leaving with?”
    Sam thought about the monogrammed handkerchief he’d sacrificed for her, the smile, the charm, the “sex at first sight” comment and nodded. “Yeah, I’m sure.” She hadn’t reached the rank of detective without developing a fairly good sense of people. “Call me in the morning.”
    “Oh, you can bet I will, and Sam… Thanks for this.” Angela hugged her and whispered in her ear, “I’m so happy to see him.”
    “Good.” She said good-bye to Spencer and battled her way through the crowd again, throwing an elbow or two along the way, half-expecting super-fucking-hot Nick Cappuano to have been snapped up by some other woman while she’d been gone. But he was standing right where she’d left him in their little corner of the deck, with no other women in sight.  
    The profound sense of relief she felt at that should’ve been concerning to her, but it wasn’t. She liked him and wanted to get to know him better. That was all this was and all it would ever be. She had more than she could handle on the job. There was no time left at the end of most days for the distraction of a boyfriend or even a fuck buddy, for that matter.
    Sleep was her lover these days, and how sad was that?
    Nick held out a hand to her. “Ready?”
    “Ready.” She took his hand because he was much bigger than she was and could blaze a trail through the crowd for them both. Well, she also took his hand because she was dying to touch him.

Chapter 3
    He was an effective trailblazer. People got out of his way. For once in her life, Sam was glad to be a follower. She was too exhausted after the day she’d put in to fight any more battles.  
    “I think I must be getting old or something,” he said the minute they