Steamy Sisters by Jennifer Kitt Read Free Book Online

in the Clouds .  
    They sat together on a sofa, both feeling lucky to be alive. Richard put his arm around her and she put her head on his chest. All they could do now was wait.

        
      

Chapter Six

    TJ Squires lay on the bed in his cell at the State Penitentiary. After attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon , and violation of his parole, he wouldn’t be going anywhere, anytime soon.  
    He didn’t remember much about the night he was arrested at the hotel. He’d woken up hours later in a cell at the county jail, with his thigh bandaged up, a broken nose and cheekbones, five missing teeth, a ten inch diagonal burn across his face, and the mother of all headaches. He was still getting the headaches now.  
    He was probably looking at twenty years, every day of it on twenty-three hour lockdown. He cursed that bitch of a boss and her asshole boyfriend, and he vowed that one day he’d get his revenge.  

    “I declare The Spa in the Clouds officially open,” said Katherine Chase, cutting the ribbon in front of her.   The assembled guests clapped and cheered, eager to look around the new hotel.
    Robert Chase put his arm around Katherine. “Well done, Kate. I always knew you’d pull it off.”
    “Thanks Daddy. Do you like it?”
    “It’s great. A fantastic addition to the family empire.”
    “I hope it will be,” said Katherine. “Me and Richard are really going to try and make this the place to be.”
    “Don’t go putting my other hotels out of business,” said Robert, laughing.  
    “Wouldn’t dream of it,” said Richard. “And talking of other properties, I hear you’re planning building some luxury lodges on the other side of town.”
    “Could be.”
    “Need an architect?”
    “You offering?”
    “Well, I’m gonna be around here quite a bit from now on,” said Richard. “I’ll need something to keep me busy.”
    “ You’re moving your office from Tahoe?”
    “That’s the plan,” said Richard, looking at Katherine. “Now that I’ve got a reason for staying in Steamy Springs.”
    “Let’s talk about it next week,” said Robert Chase, seeing an old friend over the other side of the room “You two enjoy your party. The real hard work starts tomorrow.”
      Katherine locked arms with Richard. “Well, we did it. Finally.”
    “ You did it,” said Richard. “It was your project.”
    “Couldn’t have done it without you, though.”
    “We make a good team, huh?”
    “Yeah, I think we make a pretty good team,” said Katherine. “And not just at work, either.”

     

Unlawful Entry

Chapter One

    Jessica Chase left the small boutique clutching a bag containing her purchase, and made her way back to her Jeep. As she was crossing the road she heard a voice call out to her.
    “Hey Jessica. You been buying something to surprise me with?” said a man, leaning out of the window of a Chevy Tahoe.
    Jessica turned quickly to see who it was, her long blonde hair swishing through the air and falling around her shoulders. Her eyes settled on the Chevy and its driver, sunglasses covering his eyes. Who was it? She wasn’t sure.
    He lifted up the dark shades and smiled. “Recognize me now?”
    “Caleb?”
    He nodded.
    Jessica hurried over to to the SUV, slightly bemused that she was feeling excited to see him. “Caleb. Is that you? I haven’t seen you in…what…two years?”
    “Been a while, Jess,” he said. “Too long.”
    “What are you doing? Did you leave the Sheriff’s Department?” she said, gesturing at the blue Chevy he was driving.
    “No. Still there.”
    “You on your day off?”
    “No. I’m working right now.”
    “Last time I saw you , you were driving a black and white.”
    “Yeah,” said Caleb. “That was back when I was on Patrol. I just made Detective. About three months ago.”
    “Congratulations,” said Jessica. “So. Are you on a stakeout or something?”
    “Nah, I was just passing, when I saw you go in the store.”
    “You don’t miss