Chapter 156

“Nice,” she said with a smile full of forced cheer. “Craig took us to a place that, um…had wonderful burgers and chicken. Yeah, on the south side of town. They sang to her. But Craig is doing well. I’m glad we went.”

Liar, liar… But why?

“The whole thing tuckered Hallie out, so I put her to bed. It’s just us now.”

And he couldn’t miss the suddenly seductive note in her voice. She swayed closer.

What the hell? After avoiding him for days, she was suddenly turning on the charm?

Oh, baby. If you’re going to play with fire, I’m going to burn you so bad…

“Great.” He took her hand. And if you’re willing to seduce me for information, let’s see how far you’ll go to get it. “But I’m more tired than I thought, and it looks like I have to leave town soon. I can’t say much, but let’s catch up next week, when the op is over. And if I’m back on Wednesday for her big day, I’ll take you and Hallie to dinner then.”

She swallowed. “So the rescue op is definit