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He laughed. “You’re nicer than I would be. I’ll give you a shout in a day or so to let you know that we are a go.”
“Sounds good, thanks, Mike.”
As I showed him out, I stood at the door and locked eyes with Harvey, who sat behind the steering wheel in the pickup. He lifted his fingers off the wheel and waved. I waved back, and then slowly closed the door.
I pulled my phone out of my pocket and called Holly. It went to voicemail, and I growled after the beep. “You lied to me again! Holly Melton, if you don’t stop lying to me, I’m not going to be your friend anymore, and there will be no more decadent midnight mousse for you!”
I set the phone down and then replayed the whole scene over again. He really was a handsome man who exuded strength and power—and sex. It wasn’t that he was large or overbearing; it was the way he looked at you like he wanted to devour you—I shivered. My god, I wanted that. Why did I ever think safe was the way to go?
Chapter Twenty-One
Harvey
Even though I was furious, I knew it wasn’t Mike’s fault. The two of us discussed the number of cameras and positions that would be best for the kitchen. He decided that unless stations were really close, each one should have a specific camera, and then several other blind locations would need eyes. We decided that we wanted every inch of the room covered. If we were going to do this, we were going to do it right.
When we got back to the office, I was on a mission as I exited the elevator. Alice must have seen me coming because she was out of her seat and disappeared around the corner as I opened the front door. “Alice!”
There was no way that she didn’t hear me, but that didn’t stop her. I heard a door close down the hall and knew she had just locked herself into the bathroom. I headed toward Jake’s office and burst inside to find Trevor and Maggie sitting across from him.
He spiked a brow. “You got a problem, Melt-man?”
“Yeah, I got a problem. I do not appreciate being blindsided. Did you know who we were going to see?”
“Why does it matter who it is? Aren’t you professional enough to do your fucking job?”
“Of course, I’m a professional, but I was less of one today because I was fucking blindsided. You should have said something. What if I did that shit to you, Jake?”
“Then I would have fired you.”
“Yes, well, I can’t do that, now can I?”
“What did you do?” Maggie asked as she continued to ping pong between the two of us.
“I sent him out on a local job,” Jake replied dryly.
“No, him and Alice.” I pointed over my shoulder. “And I know it is her that really set this shit up—sent me over to Randolph’s to help Ali Davidson with an issue.”
Maggie started grinning. “Oh, really?”
I growled at her. “This is not funny, Maggie.”
“Who is Ali Davidson?” Trevor asked, completely lost.
Maggie turned to him and put her hand on his wrist. “That’s the woman he danced with.”
Trevor smirked. “You mean the one that turned him down?”
“Shut up, Vaughn.”
Maggie got up and came to me. “What did she say?”
“Maggie, this was not a date; this was work.”
“Are you going to help her with something?”
“Yeah, I am.” I forced myself to calm down. “Of course, I am, but I don’t appreciate being surprised like that. You all could have warned me, and then I wouldn’t have looked like such an idiot.”
“Oh, I’m sure you didn’t look like an idiot.”
