figure justice. She was now wearing a pair of pajama bottoms that hugged her hips and a snug little tank top. He felt his body start to respond when he noticed she wasn’t wearing a bra. Mac cleared his throat. “Are you okay?”
“You should be in the hospital.” Alex was keeping her eyes on him. She saw the way he looked her over. She felt way to warm all the sudden.
“That’s what they kept telling me as I was leaving. They gave me a lot of fluid and some pain medicine. I feel much better. They told me I would have bled to death if someone had not stopped the bleeding and called 911.” Mac smiled. Alex felt weaker, not to mention warmer, by the minute. “Apparently, that little knife barely nicked an artery. The bleeding stopped before I got to the hospital. They stitched me up, said they were going to admit me for the night, just to make sure I didn’t start bleeding again. I promised to take it easy for a few days.” He paused for a minute and grinned. “Pedro is going to kill you. He sounded pretty upset when you called him. “
Alex’s head was spinning. She had her elbow propped on the table holding her head and said, “He’s on his way.”
Not sounding the least bit surprised, Mac asked, “When did he leave?”
“About ten, he should be here a little after three.”
Mac checked his watch. Damn it. That kid took it. “What time is it?”
“About one-thirty or so. Why did you leave the hospital?” Alex felt herself starting to recover.
“They started asking questions I couldn’t answer. Like, who put that dressing on me? And what was my name. It’s Mac, by the way. Mac Rogers. I know you’re Alex. You have beautiful eyes. Pedro said I would know you because of your eyes. He also told me you just lost your husband. I’m very sorry”.
Alex nodded. Then asked, “How do you know Pedro? “
“He used to work with my dad.”
“That is what he said. Where did they used to work?”
Mac shook his head. He still had a small smile on his face. “That’s not for me to tell you. Pedro will tell you when he’s ready. Now, I have some questions. Why were you out of the house?”
Alex looked away, feeling like a chastised child, and tucked her chin. Men did not understand a woman’s need for chocolate and she’d be damned if she was going to explain herself to him. “I neededandyar.”
Mac started laughing, but winced putting his right hand to his shoulder. “You needed what?”
Alex still would not look at him. “A candy bar. You know. Chocolate”
Mac was laughing hard, now, causing pain in his shoulder and not caring. “Well, your need for chocolate saved my life. Thank you.” He bowed slightly at the waist.
Alex turned back to Mac. “You’re welcome. How did those kids take you down? You’re a big guy.” Alex waived a hand from his toes to his head. Her eyes had followed. Her eyes were so intense he could feel her gaze like a touch.
Mac stopped laughing. Hell, he stopped breathing. “It was a trap. The girl pretended the little guy was kidnapping her. When I realized what was going on, I turned to leave and literally ran into the second guy’s knife. The bigger of the two is trouble. I think he’s killed before. I did tell the police as much as I could, leaving out the parts that could compromise you.”
Mac was breathing okay, again. Kind of. This woman saved his life so he could die a slow and much more painful death in her company. Pedro said she was attractive, but that was an understatement. The woman before him was unusually gorgeous. She was, he guessed, around five foot three or four, and had very slim hips and long legs for her height.
“Why do you think that? “
Mac voice caught. “Why do I think what?” Did I say that out loud?
“You should have stayed at the hospital,” Alex said, narrowing her eyes, but letting her argument drop at that. “How do you know he’s a
“You should be in the hospital.” Alex was keeping her eyes on him. She saw the way he looked her over. She felt way to warm all the sudden.
“That’s what they kept telling me as I was leaving. They gave me a lot of fluid and some pain medicine. I feel much better. They told me I would have bled to death if someone had not stopped the bleeding and called 911.” Mac smiled. Alex felt weaker, not to mention warmer, by the minute. “Apparently, that little knife barely nicked an artery. The bleeding stopped before I got to the hospital. They stitched me up, said they were going to admit me for the night, just to make sure I didn’t start bleeding again. I promised to take it easy for a few days.” He paused for a minute and grinned. “Pedro is going to kill you. He sounded pretty upset when you called him. “
Alex’s head was spinning. She had her elbow propped on the table holding her head and said, “He’s on his way.”
Not sounding the least bit surprised, Mac asked, “When did he leave?”
“About ten, he should be here a little after three.”
Mac checked his watch. Damn it. That kid took it. “What time is it?”
“About one-thirty or so. Why did you leave the hospital?” Alex felt herself starting to recover.
“They started asking questions I couldn’t answer. Like, who put that dressing on me? And what was my name. It’s Mac, by the way. Mac Rogers. I know you’re Alex. You have beautiful eyes. Pedro said I would know you because of your eyes. He also told me you just lost your husband. I’m very sorry”.
Alex nodded. Then asked, “How do you know Pedro? “
“He used to work with my dad.”
“That is what he said. Where did they used to work?”
Mac shook his head. He still had a small smile on his face. “That’s not for me to tell you. Pedro will tell you when he’s ready. Now, I have some questions. Why were you out of the house?”
Alex looked away, feeling like a chastised child, and tucked her chin. Men did not understand a woman’s need for chocolate and she’d be damned if she was going to explain herself to him. “I neededandyar.”
Mac started laughing, but winced putting his right hand to his shoulder. “You needed what?”
Alex still would not look at him. “A candy bar. You know. Chocolate”
Mac was laughing hard, now, causing pain in his shoulder and not caring. “Well, your need for chocolate saved my life. Thank you.” He bowed slightly at the waist.
Alex turned back to Mac. “You’re welcome. How did those kids take you down? You’re a big guy.” Alex waived a hand from his toes to his head. Her eyes had followed. Her eyes were so intense he could feel her gaze like a touch.
Mac stopped laughing. Hell, he stopped breathing. “It was a trap. The girl pretended the little guy was kidnapping her. When I realized what was going on, I turned to leave and literally ran into the second guy’s knife. The bigger of the two is trouble. I think he’s killed before. I did tell the police as much as I could, leaving out the parts that could compromise you.”
Mac was breathing okay, again. Kind of. This woman saved his life so he could die a slow and much more painful death in her company. Pedro said she was attractive, but that was an understatement. The woman before him was unusually gorgeous. She was, he guessed, around five foot three or four, and had very slim hips and long legs for her height.
“Why do you think that? “
Mac voice caught. “Why do I think what?” Did I say that out loud?
“You should have stayed at the hospital,” Alex said, narrowing her eyes, but letting her argument drop at that. “How do you know he’s a
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