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would you want something more serious, Carter?Don’t put it off before it’s too late.”
    “Fortunately for us men, we don’t have the kind of biological clock women have.”
    Lorraine walked over to him with his plate of omelette. “Don’t you want to find someone special?” she asked with consternation.
    “Sure, Mum. But not yet.”
    He had to go undercover for Gavin’s case, and making his move on Cassie now would make it impossible for him to performhis job effectively.
    But perhaps he could start paving the way for something beyond friendship by telling her he was really a detective. Then when the case was wrapped up, maybe he could take her out on a date.
    He perked up, excited at the thought.
    *****
    “ How’s it going, bro?”
    “I should be asking you that,” Carter said with a grin, tempted to give Gavin a tight squeeze. But he settled forpatting his buddy on the shoulder instead.
    “Well, apart from my ribs hurting when I laugh, I’m... perfectly... fine...” Gavin said, distracted at the sight of the attractive woman who had followed Carter inside Gavin’s penthouse.
    “Detective Vera Timms, Gav,” Carter said as he introduced his companion. “She’s my partner while David is on his honeymoon.”
    “Pleased to meet you, Detective Timms,”Gavin said as he shook hands with Vera, a charming smile on his face.
    Carter chuckled to himself despite the gravity of the situation. Yes, his friend was well on his way to recovery. It was great to see.
    “We have some information for you regarding your case,” he said as they settled on the sofa. “But first, since Vera wasn’t with me when I first interviewed you, could you repeat everythingyou said for Vera’s sake? Also, you were quite groggy then, so you might recall something new that you missed telling me before.”
    “Sure. Can’t wait till you catch the bitch.”
    “But you didn’t see your shooter, right?” Vera said.
    “No, I didn’t. But if it wasn’t Emma, the woman I met at that singles’ party, it would have been someone connected to her.”
    Carter nodded. Gavin used to be his partnerwhen his friend was still a detective with the New South Wales Police Force. Now, Gavin ran his own private investigation firm. The guy knew what he was talking about.
    “Carter told me that you went to this singles’ party to investigate someone else.” Vera said.
    Gavin nodded. “I was there to gather evidence for one of my cases. But, being in a room full of singles, I was having women come upto me and chat me up. To shoo away the interested ladies, I acted slightly drunk and obnoxious. I prodded them about their work, where they lived and how much money they earned.  Then I kind of let it slip that I was in deep financial trouble. Basically, I made myself appear like I was someone desperate for a rich girlfriend who could support me.”
    “Worked like a charm, I bet,” Vera said witha chuckle.
    “It worked perfectly! All the girls excused themselves in no time flat and avoided me like the plague for the rest of the night. Except for one—Emma.”
    “So what makes you think this Emma has something to do with your shooting?” Vera asked.
    Gavin’s brows furrowed in contemplation. “My act, which repelled the other girls, had the opposite effect on Emma. She started comforting me, tellingme that someone like me deserved something better. My bullshit antenna immediately went haywire, and I laid it on real thick to see what game she was playing. I flirted with her big time, all along suggesting that if she saves me from my financial hell, I’ll be forever in her debt. You’d think that any self-respecting woman would run away as fast as she could. Well, she did leave me after that.But to my surprise, she came back again about half an hour later. She wanted to know if I was really prepared to do whatever it takes to get out of my problem. I got intrigued, so I said I was. I told her I wouldn’t be able to stand the humiliation if