Richfield & Rivers Mystery Series 1 - Combust the Sun (28 page)

"My
point exactly. Which is why you can't leave."

"I
have to go home and take care of some clients, but I'll come back."

"No!"
I said, and Elmo chimed in with a well-placed howl.

"Have
to. We'll meet in Vegas." She was upbeat.

"Meet
in Vegas? You think I just want to meet you places. No, I want to live with
you! I'm going to live with you. In fact, if you leave and go back to your
condo, I'll just show up, and we'll be living together there."

She
pulled me into her. "I've made a hotel reservation in Vegas for us two
weeks from Thursday. We'll meet there and we'll gamble."

"That's
right, you're a gambler," I said sadly, knowing she was indeed leaving me
for some mysterious reason she would not, or could not, explain.

"Only
a gambler would contemplate falling in love with you, Teague Richfield. And I'm
betting as time goes on, you'll be happy with the outcome." And Callie
Rivers rolled on top of me and began kissing me. I didn't know if she'd keep
her word and show up. I didn't know if we'd ever live together, but I did know
that whatever this woman wanted from me, she was bound to get.

About
the Author

Andrews
& Austin are pen names. The authors are life partners and live on their
ranch in the Central Plains with their horses, dogs, cats, Austin's mom, and an
occasional assortment of friends, family, and stray animals. They are avid
writers, riders, and lovers of wide-open spaces.

Their
upcoming works include
Stellium in Scorpio: A Richfield & Rivers Mystery
(February 2007).