He taps his fingers along the side of my laptop. “I might have some notes about the legal process, later. About the investigation, but also about what laws actually apply to a foreign national murdered abroad.” “Lay it all on me,” I say. “You can be my law consultant on fictional criminal cases.” “Will I make it into the acknowledgments?” “Maybe,” I say. He shakes his head. “Scratch that. I want into the dedication.” I laugh. “You’re getting greedy.” “Yes,” he says and puts the laptop down. He looks at me across the room with unbridled lust. “I thought that was obvious by now.” I chuckle,
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