Teasing Jonathan by Amber Kell Read Free Book Online Page A

but someone was shooting at him. Someone. Was. Shooting. At. Him!
    Frantically, he looked for a clear way to get out of the room. Why did he have to pick the corner office with windows on all sides? What had seemed so pretty for its views now appeared stupidly unsecure. Next time he’d take an inner office with no windows, maybe a supply closet.
    “Stay put,” Michelle called out to him. “The police are on their way.”
    He barely held back a smart-ass comment. Where the hell was he going to go? Jumping up and running for it would only get him shot. Hell, Kai didn’t even own a gun and he wasn’t the type to shoot back even if he did. No other bullets were fired and Kai began to wonder if maybe the shooter had left.
    He wished he could be more proactive. If he could catch sight of his shooter he could at least give a description to the police. However, even if he stupidly popped his head up for a look at the sniper, the odds of Kai being able to see something with his naked eye were ridiculously slim. He took a deep breath and tried to calm his racing heart. Even his hands were getting into the act, shaking like a junkie late for his next fix.
    “The cops will be here soon!” Michelle shouted through the door.
    “Thank you!” he shouted back. He wanted to crawl over and sneak out, but he didn’t know how far down the shooter could see.
    If he’d still been sitting in his chair, Kai had no doubt he’d be dead right now. Worst of all, he’d never have had that meal with Jonathan. He longed to see Jonathan with a ferocity that almost took his breath away.
    The door slammed open. Kai jerked in surprise from the sudden motion and braced for more gunfire. Two police officers in SWAT uniforms peered into the room. They appeared to assess the situation. The guy on the left scanned the opposite building with a small pair of binoculars while the guy on the right kept his pistol ready. Binocular guy shouted, “Clear.”
    “Come with us, Mr Stromwell,” the officer on the right said, motioning him forward.
    With a burst of speed, Kai raced through the doorway. He didn’t remember to breathe until he safely stood on the other side.
    He collapsed on the bench in the hall. Resting his head on his hands, he tried to calm his rapidly beating heart.
    “Do you know of any reason someone would be shooting at you?” one of the cops asked. Kai didn’t bother to check who had asked the question. He didn’t care. He wanted his heart to stop trying to escape from his chest.
    Kai shook his head. “I’m just a businessman.”
    He started shaking as shock set in.
    “Hey, babe, I’ve got you,” Jonathan’s deep voice wrapped around him as surely as his arms did a second later. Right in front of the SWAT guys, Jonathan cuddled Kai close until he stopped vibrating as if he’d tumble apart without Jonathan’s hold on him. Only after he had calmed did Jonathan pull back, though he kept a reassuring hand across Kai’s back.
    Kai granted him a tremulous smile. “How did you know I was in trouble?”
    “Your assistant called me. She said you might want some protection for the next few days while the police sort this out,” Jonathan said as if it were completely natural to rush to the side of a man he’d just met.
    “I hope we’re not going to get into a pattern where you have to save my life every day,” Kai said.
    Jonathan’s smile didn’t reach his eyes. “We need to figure out who’s trying to kill you and maybe cut back the lifesaving to every other day.”
    “Is there some place more private we can talk?” the cop asked.
    “Y-yes we have a conference room,” Kai said pointing down the hall.
    “This way, gentlemen.” Michelle’s confident voice broke into the buzzing noise going through Kai’s head. The room spun a little when he tried to stand. Jonathan gently pushed him back to sit on the bench.
    “Mr Stromwell will join you once he catches his breath,” Jonathan said. He rubbed Kai’s back in long