Bobby: Red, Hot & Blue, Book 6 by Cat Johnson Read Free Book Online

down and stared at it as the game continued around him.
    Why would Christy go out with bee boy? Why didn’t she mention it today when she told him she had the night off? Most importantly, why was he suddenly feeling ill?
    His concentration totally shot for the night, Bobby managed to lose his entire twenty-buck buy-in by the end, which was hard to do since each poker chip was worth only a dime. It wasn’t losing his money that had him worried. It was the sick feeling in his stomach at the thought of Christy with the supposed ladies’ man that had him most concerned.

Chapter Six
    Christy stood on the chair and looked at her reflection in the mirror over the bureau in her room. Would it kill the owners of The Hideaway to put a damn full-length mirror in the room? Jeez.
    The flirty little sundress she was wearing looked cute, but she would have rather been wearing it for Bobby. She crawled off the chair and was happy when she reached the safety of the floor in her high-heeled sandals. She swiped on some lipstick, threw the tube along with her room key and a twenty-dollar bill into her date purse and was ready. Now all she needed was her date.
    There was a knock on the door and she sighed. Be careful what you wish for. She opened the door to Corey’s gleaming smile. He leaned down, slapped a big kiss on her cheek, and then walked past her into the room. She hadn’t intended on inviting him in, but it seemed he had other ideas as he threw himself onto her bed.
    “I’ve never been inside one of these rooms before. It’s not bad.”
    Easy for him to say. Try living here for two months. She didn’t say that, however, because Corey might take it as an invitation to move in with her. “Um, are we going to go?”
    “Sure. Whatever you want, beautiful.” He rose from the bed and hooked an arm around her waist. Anxious to get out of her bedroom, Christy steered them out the door where Corey led her to a suped-up sports car, complete with tinted windows and spoiler. Once he turned the key in the ignition, she realized the car also came with an ear-deafening sound system.
    Corey turned the music down and turned to her. “I wish you’d let me take you to dinner.”
    “I’m a simple girl. Ice cream is just fine for me.” That had been her choice for their date. He only agreed on the phone after a bit of arguing.
    Christy didn’t want to feel any more guilt than she already did about going out with him just because her boss told her to, to make Bobby jealous. She definitely didn’t want to feel like she owed Corey anything if he paid for her meal. She had a bad feeling it was going to be a battle to keep her virtue intact as it was. He’d already been on her bed for God’s sake. He had ideas about this date, and she was not about to encourage him.
    Corey glanced at her when they were on the road to the ice cream parlor. She didn’t miss how his gaze dropped briefly to the portion of her leg exposed by the sundress. He reached over and rested his arm on the back of her seat. “Well, it’s still early. Maybe we can hit the drive-in for a movie after.”
    A drive-in movie? She glanced down at the console between their seats. That might offer some protection from unwanted advances, but she doubted it. Corey seemed like a real problem solver when the motivation was right. Not for the first time that night, and definitely not for the last she was sure, she wished the man at the wheel was Bobby.
    This scheme had better work.
    “I don’t think the movie is a good idea, Corey. I have an early morning tomorrow. Deputy Bobby starts his day about sunrise.”
    Corey shot her a sideways look. “What’s up with Deputy Bobby, anyway? The guy seems pretty possessive when it comes to you.”
    “Really? You think so?” Her heart beat a little faster at that thought.
    “Yeah.” Corey glanced back at her again and frowned. She’d probably sounded more excited than she should have. “What’s going on here, Christy?”
    She hung