Chapter 255

“He was okay with that?” asked a skeptical Naomi. “He’s a cop and ten years older than Steve. I can’t imagine him not getting pissed at that notion.”

“He did get all pissy with Steve! He said he didn’t think he should be asking a kid if he could take me out. Steve pretty much told him to go to hell if he didn’t feel a smart, beautiful, generous woman like me was worth the effort to convince Steve he was a good guy. He was annoyed because Steve asked if he was married, had kids, had plans for the future, and if he made a good living. Can you imagine? Dorn bitched that Steve wasn’t my father. Steve told him that my father was dead and that he was the one guy in the world that genuinely cared about my welfare. The detective apologized pretty quickly. He couldn’t eat crow fast enough. He practically begged Steve to reconsider. Then Steve told him he had to treat me with respect, not use dr*gs, or even alcohol when he drove with me! He told Dorn he had to be prepared to risk his li