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“Leo.” He said as he held his hand out for me to shake.
“Nice to meet you. So are you a new colleague?” I asked boldly and his smile widened.
“Something like that.” He said cryptically.
“Hello. My name is… Sylvie Proffitt. I need an urgent locksmith.” Katerina said in a whiney voice as she spoke to someone on the phone.
“What the…” I started as Leo shook his head.
“The new neighbor is in for a hell of a shock.” He muttered as we watched her.
“Yes. My car got stolen this morning which had the house keys on the chain as well and I am so worried that they will come and break into the house. Can I organize someone to change the locks please?” She continued and Leo chuckled.
“Thank you.” She said with more over-the-top gushing and gave the address before she hung up.
“They will be there in thirty minutes. So we are going back to make sure he doesn’t come home. I need you to be a lookout.” Katerina said to Leo.
“What’s going on Kit-Kat?” I asked and she looked at me, anger flashing in her eyes.
“He ripped out all of my roses. ALL OF THEM!” She seethed and I raised my eyebrows.
“Your neighbor?” I asked, knowing how much she loved the roses. It was one of the only private things she talked about.
“Yes. So now he won’t be getting inside.” She said with a wicked grin before taking the coffee.
“Thank you, Riley. You are a lifesaver.” She said as Leo cleared his throat.
“Not to play devil's advocate here, but you did slash his tires.” He said, adding to my interest.
She glared at him as she sipped her coffee.
“He deserved it and I can’t kill the man without serious repercussions so he got off easy.” She muttered before eying off the donut I had on the plate.
I pushed it toward her with a smile.
“For you,” I said and she licked her lips, making me think of other things she could be licking.
“I shouldn’t but I will.” She said, snatching it up and taking a bite.
The moan that escaped her lips was sinfully sexy and had my imagination going wild.
How would she sound in the throes of passion? What would she look like as she screamed her pleasure?
I took a deep breath to calm myself, noticing the hungry look Leo gave her as he watched her eat. The man clearly had a thing for her as well.
“Okay. Let’s go take care of the asshole next door before we meet up with Mikhail and his men to discuss my problem,” she said, licking her fingers clean from the sugar.
They turned to leave, and I ducked around the counter, glancing at Ari and nodding to the counter to make sure she knew to take over.
“Kat, wait up,” I said as I hurried over to her.
“Do you mind if I have a chat with you quickly before you go?” I asked and she raised an eyebrow before she glanced at Leo and nodded.
“Sure. But it has to be quick.” She said and I directed her to the rear of my store, through the door to the staff-only section, and into my office.
“What’s wrong Riley? Is there something happening with your mother?” she asked, concern etched over her face.
“No. That isn’t what I want to talk about.” I hesitated, closing the door to block out the noise and nerves took over.
