Free The Improbable by Tiara James Page B

there.” I twisted my
bottle open and downed my drink. “But on a serious note, Eva, you didn’t
deserve the way I acted toward you. Not in the slightest bit.”
               
Eva nodded slowly in understanding, staring at me.
               
She may not have known it, but her eyes made me…nervous! I felt like I had the
world’s greatest spotlight on me. But that didn’t stop me from giving her a
great compliment that was well deserved. “And any woman with your magnitude of
breathtaking beauty, and I must say you really are the only woman who’s
ever taken my breath away, doesn’t need to be treated in such a way. And I
don’t know how I could ever make it up to you.”
               
That surely brought a smile to her face that she tried to conceal, revealing
faint dimples on her cheeks. She giggled and looked away. Oh Lord, she was
flawless! “Why thank you David I really appreciate that. You aren’t so bad
yourself, I must say.” She turned and gave me a half-smile.
               
“You’re very welcome Miss Eva-Marie. I just wanted to apologize for being the
‘world’s biggest pain in the ass’.” I gave her a crooked smile.
               
Eva threw her head back and laughed but caught herself. “No! Shhh ! Shhh !” She put her slender
index finger to my lips and shook her head.
    Was
it bad that I wanted her to keep her finger there?
    “No
more talk of apologies or how badly we spoke to each other. It’s behind us, do
I make myself clear Mr. Finley?”
                 “You have,” I said against her soft
finger.
               
She grinned and removed her finger. “Good.” Eva held her bottle up for a toast
and I clinked my bottle against hers. “Now I must ask, what’re you doin ’ over here all by yourself? My friends told me they
thought you were a bit of an odd ball.” Eva snorted.
               
“Uh, I don’t smoke. I just wanted some fresh air and some space.” I shrugged.
               
“Neither do I, so I guess it’s a good thing I joined you huh?” She looked at me
out of the corner of her eye.
               
“It is actually, you saved me from my own thoughts.” I told her.
               
“Then it’s definitely a good thing I came over here…you might’ve driven
yourself crazy and killed us all.” Eva laughed at her own joke.
               
I didn’t mind that she was making fun of me. I enjoyed hearing her laugh, it
seemed to lift my spirits and made me laugh as well. “Not everyone…just the
women.”
               
“Oh my goodness, am I going to have to call the police Mr. Finley?” She
dramatically put her hand over her mouth.
               
I was going to have to get used to hearing everyone use my fake last name and
refraining from letting others know that I was really an undercover police
officer. “No need for all that,” I rolled my eyes and snorted.
               
“You see this, David? We could’ve been friends all along.” Eva nudged me with her
shoulder and giggled.
               
I nodded. “I agree.”
               
“Give me your pinky,” Eva instructed as she held out her own.
               
I looked at her funny, thrown off. “For what?”
               
She huffed with fake exasperation. “Oh just give it to me, David.”
               
I held my pinky finger out to hers and she locked hers around mine.
               
“This is us calling a truce and agreeing to move forward as friends.” She
announced. “So truce?”
               
I laughed and smiled, shaking my head. She was much different from any girl I’d
ever spoken too but I liked it. “Truce.”
               
Eva smiled with satisfaction. “And then there was peace.”
               
I had agreed to the truce as friends but something felt off. Eva had