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“Enjoyable? Hm.” He did his best not to grin. She was in a vulnerable position right now, mentally speaking, and here she was taking ownership of what she wanted. He was proud of her. “Sounds like I need to try harder.”
“Try harder?” She almost choked on those two words. “If you try harder, you might break me.”
He slowed the car to a stop at a red light then leaned on the center console. She didn’t budge an inch, but she watched him with wide eyes. “I said try harder, not fuck harder.”
Her lashes fluttered, and he was treated to a delightful flush. “Harper!”
He laughed. He couldn’t help it. She was too much fun to tease. He liked that she could hold her own, enjoy the banter and still call him on it. But this was his favorite.
He lifted her hand to his lips and kissed her knuckles. “I promise, you’ll enjoy it.”
The car behind them laid on its horn.
Harper sighed and focused once more on driving.
“Turn up here,” she said.
She guided him through narrow lanes until they could access the back of the homes along the same street she lived on.
“Park on this side of that garage, please?”
Harper had already noted the garage addition and how it blocked all lines of sight from Robin’s house.
Smart girl.
She turned to him. “Are you going to ghost me?”
“What?” Her question surprised him.
“I know what you just said. But you like to tease, and I’d rather you be honest with me.”
Straight to the point.
She was a very smart girl.
In that moment, this wasn’t about the job or how he was supposed to get close to her. This moment was. He reached over and took her hand in his. “I have every intention of taking you out again. Soon. Let me know what works for you.”
She blew out a breath and seemed to deflate back to her normal size. “Okay. I’ll text you. Things get chaotic when my uncle is here. The rules are always changing and plans are never shared until the last second.”
“Come here.”
He tugged on her hands but didn’t wait for her to come to him. He leaned across the car and kissed her. He lingered, savoring the way she seemed to melt against him. She was so earnest. Which meant when this operation came to a conclusion, she was going to hate him. Unless he figured out a way to extract himself without her ever becoming aware of his role in things. Yeah, that was a tall order. The way these things were going they were more likely to blow up half the city.
Robin pulled away from him and was out of the door before he could stop her. Which was probably for the best. She tossed his coat onto the seat, wiggled her fingers at him then closed the door.
Harper waved back and settled in to watch her. It was the gentlemanly thing to do, but it also let him know her best, covert entry point.
Robin disappeared through a gate cut into the fence and was gone.
Well that was easy. And unlocked. He didn’t like that.
He lingered another few minutes before shifting into reverse and exiting the lane the way he’d come.
Now to deal with the less enjoyable action points of his day.
Harper dropped his phone into the cradle on the dash then used the display to initiate a call to Samuel.
This was going to be a fun conversation.
