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    To be as sexy as this guy was, his attitude sucked. All right, maybe it wasn't his attitude that sucked. Maybe it was the simple fact that he was able to read me so well that I found so darned irritating.
    "I assure you," I began in my best I'm-not-lying voice, "I'm not up to anything. I really am waiting to have a word with my aunt." Which wasn't exactly a lie. I was waiting for Aunt Mona. I just left out the part where she was gathering information for me on the down low that I'd already been denied access to.
    "As you said earlier, there's nothing for me to see here regarding the case. Due to your unwillingness to share your information," I added with a hint of sarcasm, "I'll just have to gather my own evidence and prove my client innocent."
    Detective Black smiled down at me. An arrogant, yet sizzling, smile that displayed a set of perfectly even, white teeth. "You really expect me to believe that you're here waiting for your aunt? You must think I'm as dumb as a rock."
    "Not a rock. A hammer maybe, but not a rock," I said with a saccharine sweet smile.
    He laughed, and for a split second, while his eyes were twinkling and his laughter echoed around us, I forgot why I was irritated with him.
    I seriously needed to get my hormones under control before I did or said something I'd later regret.
    "You're wasting your time with that client of yours." He air-quoted the word client with his fingers. "He's leading you on a wild-goose chase in hopes of throwing us off his tail."
    "How would you know? You don't even know who my client is"
    He shrugged his shoulders. "Jason King ring any bells?"
    I blinked. "Excuse me?"
    "Jason King. That's who your client is, isn't it?"
    "How do you know that?"
    Detective Black took a step closer to me, and I could smell his spicy aftershave.
    Down, hormones, down!
    "I'm a detective. It's my job to know these things."
    I knew that it was childish, but I rolled my eyes. "Oh, please. Give me a break and cut the bull. How did you know that Jason is my client?"
    He smiled a humorless smile. This man was dangerous with a capital D. I made a mental note to keep my eye on him.
    "You said that you're working to prove your client innocent, and seeing as how Jason King is the only suspect in the case, he has to be your guy. That and the fact that you just told me." He grinned, and this time it reached his eyes.
    Way to use your brain, Barb. I mentally smacked myself for asking such a dumb question. If I'd been thinking instead of gawking at the hunky detective I would've realized exactly how he knew who my client was.
    What was the matter with me? I dealt with handsome men on a daily basis and never had any of them ever made me lose my head the way the good detective did.
    I wasn't making a good impression as a private investigator. He looked at me like I was a rookie, and while in this case I was, I still didn't like it.
    It wasn't my fault I'd never investigated a murder before now or been as irritated and attracted to a man at the same time in all of my life.
    I wanted to smack him and kiss him at the same time. How was that possible? I didn't even know the arrogant fool.
    Mona chose that moment to step out from behind the metal door and save my tail before I said or did something to make myself look like an even bigger fool than I already had. She spotted us, and her face paled a fraction before she recovered and made her way over to us.
    "Hi, Barb. Sorry it took me so long, but it's been a bit busy in here today." She leaned over and kissed me on the cheek, then looked me directly in the eye. I took that as my cue to play along.
    "I'm sure you know Detective Black." I motioned to the smirking mass of man in front of me.
    Mona nodded. "Sure do. How are you, Detective?" she smiled.
    I had to hand it to her. She was doing an excellent job of keeping her cool. She smiled up at Detective Black and patted his arm in that motherly way she had. I made a mental note to keep Mona in mind in case I ever