"Does Solomon know?"

"No."

"He'll be thrilled. You know what will thrill him even more?"

"Naked time?"

"Hey, you sound like me! Actually, he'd probably like an answer to his other question. The whole moving in together thing. You can't keep him dangling, Lexi."

"I have an answer to that too."

"Are you going to tell me?"

"Not until I tell Solomon."

"Can you call me while you tell him so I can listen?"

"No!"

"I'll be quiet!"

"No!"

"Okay." Lily pulled a face.

I grabbed my purse. "C'mon. I'll take you back to the bar on the way."

~

It had been quite a while since I last set foot inside the Solomon Detective Agency. I parked in the lot and took the stairs up, without anyone questioning why I was there. Stepping into the PI office, I looked around. Not a lot had changed. There was a new plant in the corner, and the printer whirred, kicking out sheets of paper. Delgado looked up briefly and nodded. Flaherty smiled. Fletcher's desk was empty. Solomon was in his office with his back to me, but I was pretty sure he knew I was there the moment I walked in. He had an uncanny ability with things like that.

I walked forwards, smiling as I saw my desk. It hadn't been touched! Everything was exactly as I left it, like Solomon expected me to return. Walking past it, my fingers trailed over the surface and I knew I was home.

I knocked at the door. "Hey."

Solomon spun slowly around, dropping the open file he held onto his desk. "Hey," he said, how eyes running over my long dress. "Come in and close the door."

I walked inside, shutting the door behind me and stepping forward.

"Come here," he said, holding a hand out to me. Taking it, he guided me around the desk and pulled me into his lap.

"This is very unprofessional," I told him, as I encircled his neck with my arms.

Solomon pulled me against him, pressing his lips against mine. "Deeply," he murmured. "If you worked for me you could file a complaint."

"About that..."

"Mmm?"

"If the offer is still open, I'd like to come back."

"The job's yours."

"One other thing..."

"If it's about who to file a complaint with..."

"It's more about your suggestion of where we sleep at night. Where we both sleep."

Solomon pulled back, his eyes appraising. "What about it?"

"My answer is yes."

"Yes?"

"Yes, let's live together. I don't know where yet, or how, or what we need to do for living together to work, but I'd like to try."

"I don't know if I want to live together in sin."

It was my turn to appraise him as my eyebrows knitted together in surprise. "It never bothered you before."

"I've been thinking about that."

"You changed your mind about living together?"

"No. I decided such a step required something more binding." Solomon shifted me on his lap as he reached into his pocket. The small box he placed in my palm was blue. "Open it."

"What is it?"

"It's not a Kevlar vest."

I toyed with the box. "I can see that. I already have one anyway." Pulling in a deep lungful of air, my heart thumping, I opened the box.

"Lexi Graves, will you do me the honor of becoming my wife?"

My mouth went dry, and I blinked. The sapphire and diamond ring nestled in the box glimmered against the plain interior. I opened my mouth and found I was, for once, stunned speechless. A thousand thoughts flashed through my mind and then… there were none. All that was left were Solomon, me, a gorgeous ring, and a lifetime together.

"Lexi?" prompted Solomon softly, expectantly.

"Yes," I replied. "Yes!"

Lexi Graves returns in

 

A Few Good Women

 

Coming soon!

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Author and journalist Camilla Chafer writes for newspapers, magazines and websites throughout the world. Along with the Lexi Graves Mysteries, she is the author of the Stella Mayweather urban fantasy series as well as author/ editor of several non-fiction books. She lives in London, UK.

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Other books:

 

Lexi Graves Mysteries:

Armed & Fabulous

Who Glares Wins

Command Indecision

Shock and Awesome

Weapons of Mass Distraction

Laugh or Death

Kissing in Action

Trigger Snappy

 

Stella Mayweather Series (Urban Fantasy)

Illicit Magic

Unruly Magic

Devious Magic

Magic Rising

Arcane Magic

Endless Magic