5
Can I tell you something I've never told another soul?
"I still can't believe how tasty that ice cream was." Lia smiled at me as we walked through the door of my house. "Oh my goodness." Her jaw dropped open as she spun in the large open space.
"Do you like it?" The expression on her face sent pride through me. I could tell she loved the room, but I wanted to hear her say it.
"Yes, it's gorgeous. Well, as much as a house can be. I don't know why, but when you said private investigator, I automatically pictured something from a noir crime novel."
I couldn't help myself, I laughed harder than I had in a long time. It heaved through my chest with genuine entertainment instead of the fake s**t I threw out for my clients and contacts. Stepping closer to Lia, I pulled her into my arms. Th
