The Daddy P.I. Casefiles: The First Collection by Frost, J (great novels .txt) π
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Is he making a Deadpool reference? Whether or not he is, itβs funny. I giggle out loud. I glance around to see if anyoneβs noticed, but the noise must have been lost in the restaurantβs hum and buzz, because no one even glances at me.
βMost people think subs are nuclear powered.β He shakes his head. βWe never had to turn the reactor on. Purely natural propulsion.β
βGas power?β I ask, giggling helplessly.
He grins. βIβve got lots of embarrassing stories, too.β
βInvolving natural gas?β
βAnd other bodily functions. You get to know everyoneβs digestive systems extremely well after living with them for six months at close quarters.β
βGross,β I say, but Iβm still giggling at the thought. βDid you like the Navy?β
Logan nods. βThe sense of being part of a team, working towards a common goal. One of the officers I served under? Finest man Iβve ever known. More of a father to me than my own. Iβve stayed tight with some of the guys I served with, even though most of us are out now. Thatβs where I know Manny from. And I got to see a heck of a lot of the world. But the bureaucratic bullshit got in the way of everything, and budget cuts are strangling the military. I prefer the private sector.β
βSo, you work for yourself now?β
βUh-huh. Mannyβs my partner, but itβs informal since he has a lot of his own bodyguarding work, and thereβs another guy I pull in when I need an I.T. specialist, but mainly itβs just me. Iβm self-employed, like you. Only I get out of my pajamas more often.β
I stick my tongue out at him.
He shakes his head at me. βYou are going to pay for that cheek, little girl.β
βYes, Daddy,β I say softly, and watch that wolfy grin light his face before he takes another sip of wine.
We eat in silence for a minute while I mull through what Iβve learned about Logan. I love how easily he makes me laugh. He has none of Rickβs ego, and heβs set my mind at ease about why he works for a porn star. Iβm very curious about his job. He sounds like Magnum P.I.
βDo you still work on boats?β I ask. βI mean, is that why youβre going on the cruise?β
βNo.β He chuckles. βThis is my first cruise. Iβve got a reputation within the lifestyle. Thatβs where most of my clients come from. This time it happens to be a cruise company. Last month it was a chain of sex clubs in Texas. March, it was a dungeon in Edinburghββ
βWhich one?β I ask. Although Iβve been to Edinburgh several dozen times and have a share in an apartment there, I only know of one dungeon. Well, one kinky dungeon. There are plenty of actual dungeons in Edinburgh.
βI canβt disclose my clients. Sorry. Rick and the cruise line have given me waivers for you, but in general, Iβm not going be able to tell you who Iβm working for.β
βOh.β I look down at my few remaining tortellini, feeling squashed. Of course he has to keep his clients confidential. Thatβs what a P.I. does, right? Still, it stings.
βHey,β he says softly. I look up at him and find his eyes warm and gentle. βIf things go well, weβll figure something out. Mir was my contractor as well as my sub. She signed a non-disclosure and then I was able to talk freely with her. If itβs something youβd like, maybe after the cruise, we could do something similar.β
βSo you do want me to sign a non-disclosure agreement,β I say coyly, feeling the glow that his warm stare gives me return.
βYeah, I just donβt have it on my phone.β
Iβm tempted to stick my tongue out at him again. Maybe when we know each other better I will. For now, it feels like too much βcheek,β and I donβt want him to think Iβm being disrespectful, particularly not when weβre talking about his business.
βWhat happens when you catch the bad guy?β I ask. βDo you make a citizenβs arrest?β
Logan laughs, a sound that shoots right to my belly and tightens it around all the good food. βNo. I turn over what Iβve got to the police and let them handle it.β
βYou let them get your man?β
βOr woman. When they get them. Sometimes they donβt. The case isnβt strong enough or they canβt use what Iβve got. The police have to play by different rules. I get results. They have to worry about chain of custody, illegal search and seizure, hearsay. None of thatβs an issue for me.β
βSo sometimes they get away with it?β
Logan tips his hand from side to side, in a fifty-fifty gesture. He doesnβt talk much with his hands, Iβve noticed. His face is expressive, particularly those amazing eyes, but he doesnβt move the rest of his body. He doesnβt fidget. I get the sense of repose from him. Like a lion, he picks a position to watch from and doesnβt move until heβs ready to pounce.
βDoesnβt that bother you?β
βNot really. The important thing is to solve my clientβs problem. Thatβs why they hire me. Yeah, itβs nice if justice is served, but thatβs not really what Iβm there for. I have to stay focused on what my client needs.β
Maybe thatβs why heβs such a good Domβand thereβs no doubt in my mind that he is a good Domβhe can filter out all the noise and focus just on what heβs doing. I wish I could. My mindβs usually going in fifty directions at once. Iβve disciplined myself to finish novels, mostly because I need to pay my mortgages, but the rest of my life? Itβs a buckshot approach to existence.
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