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“Hold on a minute,” he said, scanning the tablet screen. “I don’t see your name.”
“Can you call him? I just talked to him half-an-hour ago.”
“Sure. Hold on.”
I watched nervously as he walked over to a desk and picked up a phone. Maybe I should just go. Like that night in Afghanistan and the other night, this is yet another bad idea.
He walked back over with a smile on his face.
“Sorry about that, ma’am. I’ll walk you to the elevators.”
“Thank you,” I said. “What room is he in?”
“He’s got the entire top floor. Mr. Anderson is the king of the tenants here.”
I nodded.
“That’s right. I get so confused.”
He smiled politely, stopping as we reached two elevator doors.
“Here you go, ma’am. You have a wonderful evening.”
“Thank you again,” I said then walked into the elevator.
After the door closed, I took a deep breath. It was too late to turn back. Or was it? Mixed emotions made me dizzy as the elevator car rose toward the top of the three-story building.
When the elevator door opened, I stepped off into a small foyer. A door opened, and Cooper walked out, a smile on his face and a robe covering his body.
“I stayed in the hot tub too long. Come in.”
“Hot tub, huh?”
He nodded, putting his hand on my back and leading me inside his opulent apartment.
“Nice place,” I said, glancing around.
“Thanks. After I came back from Afghanistan, I treated myself.”
“Mission accomplished.”
“Let’s go to the balcony and talk. You want to get in the hot tub?”
“No, that’s not a good idea. And I didn’t bring a suit.”
“Suddenly so modest?” He grinned. “Not a problem. We can enjoy the fresh air.”
I followed him across a grand living room toward a balcony bigger than my bedroom. “Wow, that’s quite a view.”
“I love waking up to this scene every morning.”
“I bet. It’s incredible.”
As I scanned the skyline in the distance, I wondered how much he was paying for such a nice place. Thoughts of the smuggling operation, the story that had ruined my career, came rushing back.
We stood next to each other near the marble railing surrounding the balcony. He had his hand on the small of my back, making me feel safe and at ease despite all my nervousness.
“I’m sorry about kicking you out,” I said, looking at the street below.
