Chapter 104

She’d been busy since her return because Aspen had left everything a mess. Zy had been on a couple of short ops, thankfully without incident or injury. But they hadn’t talked. And it felt weird. Even knowing he was in the building, nearby, and breathing the same air made her body hum.

God, she had it bad and she needed to let go.

Tessa pasted on a smile. “Do you know what this is about?”

He shook his head. “No clue. Cash given you any problems lately?”

“None. He’s been blessedly quiet. Maybe getting arrested made him think.”

“Not if the charges didn’t stick,” Zy shot back.

“True, but for now no noise is good. How’s the new place?” She’d avoided asking him, mostly because she hated to dwell on just how empty her duplex was without him. Everywhere she looked, she remembered Zy. She especially couldn’t be anywhere near her sofa and not see him stretched out, big and shirtless and watching her.

“Good,” he said. Then he flashed her a wry smile. “