She would admit she’d liked how he’d been there this morning to walk her to her car when she’d left the café. It had reminded her of past years, when they were teens and he’d been there whenever she left the café to either walk her to school or home. And she’d liked the kiss he’d given her when she’d gotten behind the wheel of her car.

He had invited her out to dinner Friday night. To the Lighthouse. The cove’s lighthouse-turned-restaurant was a luxurious place to dine. Usually, you had to make reservations weeks, sometimes months, in advance. Kaegan must have used some mighty strong connections to get them a table for Friday night. She was feeling a little bubbly with excitement. This wasn’t the first time he’d taken her out to dinner. However, she knew it was the first time they’d dined together in public in Catalina Cove. This dinner would officially announce them as a couple. A part of her couldn’t help but feel a little nervous about it since most people living in the cove knew their history. But at the same time, she felt thrilled that Kaegan didn’t mind announcing to the cove that she was the one he wanted.

She almost jumped when the intercom on her desk buzzed. “Yes, Pia?”

“There’s a Mrs. Corsuti on the line. She wants to ask you about available warehouse property in town.”

Bryce smiled. Usually Wednesdays were her slow days, but so far things were hopping today. She couldn’t help but be overjoyed. “Please put her through.”

* * *

KAEGAN STARED ACROSS his desk at the two men. “Okay, what questions do you have for me?”

“All right, then. Let’s get started,” Brody said, taking out a writing pad. “Any enemies, Kaegan?”

Kaegan knew the question was a routine one to ask under the circumstances, but it still gave him pause. “Not that I know of.”

“Any unusual occurrences lately? Anything you noticed odd? Either here or at home?” Brody asked.

Kaegan rubbed a hand down his face. “Nothing I can think of.” Then he remembered something. “A few weeks ago someone slashed my tire, but I mentioned that to you, Sawyer.”

Sawyer nodded. “You thought it was bored teens with nothing to do on a Friday night.”

Brody lifted a brow. “Bored teens with nothing to do on a Friday night?” he asked, chuckling. “When the Livewire is feeding them free pizza? That’s one of the first things I was told about when I returned to town. My team have to make sure the place is never over capacity.”

Brody shifted in his chair and then asked, “What did you do with the tire after you changed it?”

Kaegan worked his shoulders to get out the kinks. He had to remember that in Brody’s profession as an investigator, he thought like a cop, too. “Since it couldn’t be repaired, I bought a new one from Lester’s Auto Repair Shop. Lester kept the old one.”

Sawyer nodded. “I’ll swing by there to see if Lester still has it.”