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While I’d never given it a shot, I knew what I did and didn’t feel. And I wouldn’t treat Neil as an experiment with my feelings, especially at the risk of his.
“Let’s see how things shape up. Right now my schedule is not much of one at all.”
“When is your schedule ever intact?” He laughed and let me go first as we passed a group of tourists on the sidewalk.
“Not often.” I’d never been a rigid person.
Although Kane would probably disagree.
Kane.
Ugh.
“What do I need to do for your meeting?”
Business. That was what Neil and I did best.
“Be ready to write a check.”
He pretended to sign a nonexistent check in front of him. “Always.”
The walk to the office was long enough that, as we went in the front door, I was decompressed and in a better headspace, although I did find it odd out of all the people in the city, I’d bumped into Neil. Sometimes the universe just had a way doing things I supposed.
The Earth Warriors space was bright with windows and brick walls. An old building Granddaddy had bought in the forties. It was perfect. Not ostentatious. And it reminded me of my family. Made me feel a connection to them I missed sometimes.
“JoJo, this just arrived for you.”
Lisa, Neil’s assistant, held out a bag. It was nondescript. Plain. Brown. And unexpected.
“Who is it from?” I accepted the package as I wracked my brain. Had I ordered something and forgotten?
“A courier dropped it by. I’m not sure who sent it,” Lisa said.
Two sets of prying eyes watched me carefully.
I flicked my gaze to Neil. “I’m going to set up in the conference room. Meet me there in ten minutes.”
He nodded, and I scurried out of sight.
Once I was in the safety and privacy of the conference room, I jammed my hand down into the bag.
Smart, JoJo. It could be a snake or spider or something sharp.
I was being ridiculous.
My hand hit something smooth and shaped like a rectangle. I pulled it out like it was a birthday gift I couldn’t wait to open.
Taped to the top of the box was a note with handwriting that made my already overstimulated cells speed up again. It was masculine and unfamiliar, yet it held the weight only one person’s handwriting could.
Answer this when I call. - Kane
How in the world—
The phone rang from inside the box. I stared at it a second before lifting the lid.
Kanelit the screen.
Oh my God. The man was outrageous. This was worse than a snake or a spider or a sharp object. And far more dangerous.
