Chapter 8

He closed his eyes. “Again, I’m playing the game where I guess the notes before peeking at the list. I’m definitely getting tobacco.” Scott inhaled deeply. “There’s also a fair amount of mint and…some leather.”

Another light laugh. “With the mint, I’m imagining a candy cane. But, uh…the tobacco and leather make me think I’m about to be spanked by Santa Claus while he smokes a cigar. I think, on the right guy, this could be exceptionally sexy.”

He could hear Bill say something like, “Why fight it, tiger? You’re a healthy young man. Allow yourself your naughty thoughts.”

Scott looked at the notes listed on the folder accompanying the vial of cologne and was pleased to see he’d guessed right. There was also incense and amber.

Scott gave the camera a confused look. “Amber is petrified tree sap, right? So, it’s a stone. How does a stone have a fragrance? We have more to discover, don’t we?”