Fatal Jealousy (Black Widow Book 1) by Christina Ow Read Free Book Online Page A

only way to go. She’d never be able to look past his badge and gun no matter how hard she tried.
    “What?”
    “I don’t date cops Dale. Why didn’t you tell me you were a cop?”
    “First of all, I’m an FBI agent not a cop, and because I didn’t think it mattered.”
    “To me it does,” she pressed the down button on the elevator, “good-bye Dale.”
    “Ellie wait, you can’t be serious,” he felt like he was being punked, a victim of a practical joke, but the look on her face told him she was as serious as she sounded. “That isn’t a solid reason to end this.”
    She stayed quiet, keeping her back to him as she struggled to swallow the sob in her throat. The second the doors opened she jumped in, keeping her eyes away from him, “Goodbye Dale,” she said one last time, as the tears trickled down her cheeks.
    Carson stood there frozen for a second as he stared at the metal doors, still thinking that it could all be a huge joke.
    “Carson, we have a case to get to,” Doran called out from behind him.
    “What did you do?” Audrey asked, infuriated by Carson as she walked with him back to the large case room.
    “I didn’t do anything!” Carson answered, irritated by her accusations. Usually he was to blame for most of his relationships collapsing, but this time he didn’t do anything wrong, except his profession, the one thing that got him girls, not the opposite.
    “Then why did she dump you?”
    “I’m the one who got dumped and yet you are the one who’s offended?”
    “Why Dale?” she asked again with a gentler tone.
    “Because I carry a gun and a badge, that’s why,” he answered, even more annoyed. The more he thought about it, the more ridiculous it seemed, and when he said it out loud, it sounded ludicrous!
    “I knew something like this would happen, just not for the reason I thought. You can’t just let it go like that Dale, get our girlfriend back. I like her!”
    Carson chuckled and pulled her in a hug, “You don’t even know her.”
    “I had seen her from afar and talked to her... once. She’s beautiful and I like it.”
    Kissing the top of her head, “She thinks you sound sweet.”
    “You’ve been different since you met her. You haven’t looked at a girl twice, and no sexual innuendo, or trying to catch a girl with your devilish smile.”
    “Wow, then we should stay broken up,” Carson joked, but the thought of it unsettled him.
    “Dale...”
    Kevin approached the others at the table, “Trouble in paradise so soon?”
    “I told you it wouldn’t last a month,” Gwen proclaimed with a wide smile, “Guys, pay up.”
    Carson stared holes through her. He was getting tired of her and her stupid comments, “Could we please concentrate on catching this guy?”
    “It’s a small bump that will be resolved soon,” Audrey defended, “So hang on to your money.”
     
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    Kris stood next to Ellie where she sat, staring at a blank canvas in the middle of the living room. Painting always helped her express herself, but she was empty, full of grief and disappointment. Everything stuck inside her with no way out.
    “Does this mean you are taking the job?” Kris asked, tugging on Ellie’s curly hair.
    “My bags are packed and I’m booked on the six a.m. flight.”
    “So you are running away? Have you tried-.”
    “It’s not going to change anything,” She said, cutting Kris off, “I’m just not there yet.”
    “And when will that be?”
    Ellie looked at her blankly. She didn’t know the answer to that question; if she did, it would have made things so much easier.
    “How many more hours are you going to stare at that thing?”
    Ellie gave her a weak smile and then turned back to the canvas, even more worn out than when she first sat down.
    Kris moved to answer the door, “Well if that canvas doesn’t give you an answer soon, we can try my Ouija board or I can call my online psychic to do a reading for you.”
    Ellie laughed, “Thanks but I’m going