Truths, Lies, And Alibis Teaser Chapter 4., All I Need

I shifted my position slightly on his lap and instantly thought I was gonna die. The reaction my movement caused was unintentional, but I was acutely aware of what it had done to him. The hard evidence was right underneath me pressing into my backside. We hadn’t gone past anything more than a few heated make out sessions, and though he showed signs of having similar feelings for me, I was still afraid to trust them completely. It was a repercussion of relying on my abilities for so long. I wasn’t sure how I felt about taking things further. Obviously my body was screaming for me to give in to the hormones surging through me. I wanted to be able to give in and let go, but I didn’t know if I could. Even though he knew what I did for a living I still hadn’t told him about my real reason for my trip here and I was afraid that he’d freak out and leave. He’d indicated at lunch today that he wanted to continue our relationship when we were both back home, so I kept hoping that Emmett would call with news that the danger was gone and I could go home. Then I would never have to tell Edward.

I stilled my fingers in his hair and tried to remain as still as possible hoping that if I was it would allow him to calm as well. I decided to pretend I had drifted to sleep. I opened my eyes and looked up at him hoping to steal one last glance at his gorgeous face before I did so. However I was met with boiling pools of green that were focused entirely on me. Smiling softly at him I was stricken with the urge to lick my lips silently inviting him to kiss me. When had I become so bold, I thought.

He gently brushed back the hair from my face. Lowering his mouth to mine he claimed it in a heated kiss that flooded my body with desire. If that weren’t enough, one of his hands tangled in my long hair holding his face to mine, as the other slid up the back of my shirt caressing the bare skin while at the same time pulling me closer to him.

Without thinking I turned to straddle his lap causing him to moan as we went on kissing until we were out of breath. When we separated I hid my face against his neck. I had never acted so brazenly and was suddenly scared by my actions. I wanted him but it frightened me.

Truths, Lies and Alibis, Chapter 3 teaser, Longshot

However I knew I had to keep going and tell him the rest, so I turned and took a few steps away from him. “Edward, that’s not all. I’m not just your ordinary everyday FBI agent. I have a very specific job that I do for them. I don’t do the normal investigating of the bad guys like you might think I do. I can and I do—I’m trained for it, but it’s not usually what I do.”

I could feel my heart trying to pound its way out of my chest as I waited for him to say something, anything. Turning back around to gage his reaction, I could see a somewhat perplexed look on his face. He looked confused and I wasn’t sure why but wanted to get this over as fast as possible so I went on, “I’m a psychologist, I profile the bad guys. Get inside their heads, you know... see what makes them tick and try and get confessions out of them.”

“Is that what you were so afraid to tell me? Did you think I’d worry about you getting inside my head or something?” he asked moving closer to me, and pulling me into his arms. Oh god how I wanted to stay there and never leave. It didn’t matter that I couldn’t read him; I had never felt so safe.

“Um, something like that,” I muttered.

He backed away slightly and asked, “Something like what? What do you mean? Are you teasing me?”

“No I’m not joking, I wish I were, more now than ever before in my life I wish I were.”

I felt tears beginning to well in my eyes. As I heard him say, “What do you mean, Bella? Tell me now. What are you a mind reader, you trying to get in my head, Bella?" he chuckled, probably thinking it couldn't possibly be true.

“Normally I would be. Normally any guy I go out with, yes I try to get into their heads. And actually I do it quite easily.”

“Normally?" he asked. When I didn’t respond, he took a few steps away from me, running his hand through his hair, tugging on it in frustration as he pulled away.

Here we were, I knew it would come to this, he was preparing to leave. I felt so defeated and so angry with myself that I had even let myself hope for a second that he might be different.

Chapter two teaser

Hi everyone, here is your teaser for chapter 2 of Truths, Lies, and Alibis, along with a gorgeous picture of the Capri coastline. The new chapter will post on Friday. See you then.

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On our second day of watching Agent Swan's place, we were able to sneak over after her and her grandmother left on an errand. It really was too easy. The close proximity to where I was staying allowed me to place the bugs and the few small tools I would need into a small backpack and run down the beach to the house, while Jasper kept watch for them to return. Once I picked the lock on the door, I was in and out in a matter of about fifteen minutes. All I had to do was place the micro listening devices around the home in several inconspicuous locations. Then when I arrived back at the bungalow, I tuned the listening equipment to the proper frequency and waited for them to return to make sure we had good sound quality.

That had been two weeks ago and we had been watching her every day since then. We would rotate during the night so that we both got plenty of sleep. This allowed us both to stay alert and focused, unable to afford one slip up.

One thing I hadn’t counted on was how watching her was going to affect me. I would see her when she was outside the house in the surrounding garden and patio area or when she took walks along the beach behind the house.

Welcome!!

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This Friday I will begin posting my new story. TRUTH, LIES, AND ALIBIS.

To help tide you over until then, here is a little teaser for you.

TRUTHS, LIES AND ALIBIS, CHAPTER 1, HAUNTED

Pulling myself up from my spot in the sand, I was shocked to see the stranger standing just a few feet in front of me with his back facing my direction. He appeared to be tossing stones and small shells into the water. I had a hard time tearing my eyes away from him as I watched him bend over and pick up a few more stones to toss. Watching his muscles bend and stretch as his body flexed in movement was completely mesmerizing. Feeling the urge to flee before I was caught ogling him, I quickly brushed the sand from my backside and started to walk towards the house.

I had barely taken two or three steps when I heard an enchanting voice call out to me, “It’s a beautiful night isn’t it?”

Thinking that surely the words must have been meant for someone who was joining him I started to walk again, but was stopped dead in my tracks when he spoke again, “The moon is never this bright where I come from.”

I stopped and turned where I was standing to make sure there was no mistake he was talking to me. I could feel my pulse quicken as he took short strides until he was just an arm’s length away from me. Something was off and it took me a few seconds to pinpoint what it was. There was nothing coming from him. No hint of any emotion at all. In all the years since I had discovered my gift, never had there been anyone I couldn’t get a read on. This frightened and thrilled me all at the same time. I focused and tried to concentrate a bit harder without becoming obvious, but still nothing. Holy shit how was I to know if it was safe to even be standing here so close to him? What if he was trouble? I couldn’t stop all the thoughts that were suddenly bombarding my head.

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