Deadly Reunion (The Taci Andrews Deadly Series) by Amy Manemann

home?” he asked, disappointed. I rolled my eyes, tossing my keys on the counter as I headed towards the bathroom.
    “Don’t worry, he’ll be back later. Try to keep out of trouble for today, will you?” I called out before shutting the bathroom door.
    After nearly an hour of standing under a hot stream of water I was fairly certain I’d washed away what was left of the toxins in my system. Unfortunately the feel of Tony’s lips pressed to the corner of my mouth was all too evident yet. This was going to be a long night. Coming out of the bathroom I headed into my bedroom and shut the door, smiling at the sound of the television blaring from the living room. Even if he was a pain sometimes it was still nice having someone else around. Maybe I should think about getting a pet.
    The sound of a telephone ringing drew my attention, even more annoying so was the sound of Reese’s voice answering it. Ok, the kid was staying here; did that entitle him to phone privileges? A knock sounded on the bedroom door and I turned as Reese stuck his head in, holding the phone out to me.
    “It’s Annie,” he announced, giving me a grin. Snatching it out of his hand I gave him a glare before shutting the door soundly.
    “Since when is your brother staying with you?” Annie asked when I picked it up.
    I sighed, rubbing a towel vigorously through my hair. “Since he’s out of a job and got kicked out of his apartment. But never mind him, what about you? Who was that hunk of a man I saw you leaving with last night?”
    “Holy smokes Taci, was he hot or what?! His name is Drew Barrons and he’s a rookie at central fire. He and I ended up back at my place and let’s just say I was glad I sent the girls over night to Mom’s house,” Annie all but sighed into the phone.
    I laughed, tossing the towel on the bed. “You are turning into a little tramp, you do know that don’t you?”
    Annie laughed aloud. “Dear lord I hope so because it’s about time I had some fun. Did you see Bob arrive with his little girlfriend? Boy was that great to see the look on his face when I left with Drew. And to top it off I caught his little girlie sneaking out the back door with another guy. Looks like Bob’s been dumped on his butt.”
    Laughter bubbled up at that. I couldn’t have planned a better revenge for Annie if I’d tried.
    “Yeah well, I think you owe Mel a big thank you for last night. Who did she end up leaving with? I lost track of her shortly after my third beer,” I replied, digging through my dresser drawer in search of jeans. I had to have a clean pair somewhere. Either that or it was laundry day. Now that was a sobering thought.
    “Actually she and I left at the same time. The guy she was with assured Drew he’d get her home Ok, guess they knew each other. And speaking of getting home, just who did you get a ride from?” Annie asked.
    I sighed. I knew she’d get around to asking sooner or later. I was just hoping for the later part rather than the sooner. “Tony drove me home. Apparently anything more than three beers and I turn in to some sort of fall down drunk girl; who knew?”
    Annie chuckled. “So he drove you home, huh? That was awfully chivalrous of him, considering how hard he was glaring at you and that dark haired guy on the dance floor. And just who was that tall drink of water? He reminded me of the guy I dreamed about.”
    “Oh yeah, I forgot to call you! That’s Gavyn, he just started at the Times and trust me when I tell you it was nothing. Tony had no reason to be jealous…wait a minute, he was jealous, wasn’t he?” I said almost to myself.
    “Lord girl, you have no concept of yourself, do you? Tony Parsons couldn’t keep his eyes off you from the moment he knew you were there. If I didn’t know any better I’d say the man has a serious case of the hot’s for you,” Annie said, amusement in her voice.
    Could Annie be right? Was it possible Tony Parsons could actually want more from me than my