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around her and holding tight. The bulge pressing against her thigh told her he found it more than okay.
    "You must be breaking about ten laws right now." She pushed against his shoulders but Kaiden held fast.
    "Just two or three," he replied, his voice suddenly very husky. "I might be about to break a couple more." He lifted his head until his lips were nearly touching hers.
    "Hello? Anyone home?"
    Katie scrambled off of Kaiden as he jumped to his feet.
    "Virginia Beach Police! I'm coming in!"
    "Damn! I forgot another officer was coming to watch the place!"
    Katie giggled and pointed. "You have egg all over your coat."
    "Show yourself!" the voice from the door commanded.
    Kaiden pulled off his coat and hung it over his arm. Taking his badge from his pocket, he held it out in front of him and left the kitchen. Katie followed.
    "Homeland Security! I have ID! We're coming out!"
    They entered the living room to find a police officer holding a gun and eyeing them suspiciously. The suspicion quickly turned to amusement. "What were you two doing? Making breakfast?"
    "Not exactly," Katie replied, feeling the burn in her cheeks as the officer continued to study them intently.
    "Hmmm… you know you have egg shells in your hair?"
    "We had a little broken egg incident. It's all under control now." Katie reached up to feel her hair and stuck her hand in a slimy pile of ick. Trying not to look as disgusted as she felt, she pulled her fingers away and wiped them on the sleeve of Kaiden's jacket. He shot her a questioning look.
    "What? It's already got egg all over the back. What's a little more?"
    The officer bust out laughing and holstered his weapon. Wiping at tears in the corners of his eyes, he grinned at the two of them. "I like the way you feds do business. Were you taking her into custody or working on—um—interrogation techniques in the kitchen."
    "Interrogation." Kaiden extended his hand to the officer. "Kaiden James, Homeland Security. This is Katie McCoy and this is her place. We were waiting for someone to sit on the scene so I could get her to a hotel. Ms. McCoy is under agency protection now."
    "Ha! I bet she is." He looked them up and down with a wink to Katie. "Officer Ramsey, Virginia Beach PD. I'm here to babysit the place until we get the all clear from the crime scene techs. Someone's on the way now to check the place out. Had to drag her out of bed since it's the middle of the night. You want me to buzz you on your cell when the place is clear so y'all can secure it?"
    Katie didn't say anything. Office Ramsey wouldn't have listened to her anyway. At the moment, she could only concentrate on getting to a shower and cleaning the sticky gunk out of her hair.
    "You okay?" Kaiden asked. He and Officer Ramsey were both looking at her questioningly
    "What? Yeah, I'm fine, why?" The heat in her cheeks returned.
    "You look a little flushed," Kaiden replied.
    "It's been a long night. I'm tired. Someone tried to run me down with their car and I have egg in my hair."
    Officer Ramsey still looked very amused. "I think it's time you take your—witness—to a safe place where she can shower and get a little rest."
    Katie shot the cop a nasty look. "I just need to get this egg off me. Watch your step in the kitchen. There's not much to snack on so maybe you should stay out of there. I'm going to wash my hands."
    As she stood in the half bath washing up, she heard the cop talk to Kaiden. "Hey, man, you gonna tap that tonight?"
    "Watch your step, officer."
    "Dude, you gotta be crazy not to. She is one fine thing and you got to keep her protected, right? Ain't that what you feds do?"
    "Not another word or I'll give your supervisor a call."
    "Whatever, man. Whatever."
    Katie shook her head as she dried her hands. You gonna tap that tonight ? Would Kaiden try anything once they were alone? She doubted it. Kaiden was a flirt but he definitely took his job seriously.
    Besides, did she really want to deal with all the uncharted emotions he