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I started the truck, and we headed down the alley. I had told Maggie that this would be easy, but seeing Ali standing at the back door was like a punch to the solar plexus.
Alex laughed when I made a groaning noise. “You okay over there?”
“Yeah, man. I just need to keep my shit straight, and my mouth closed and get this done.”
Alex glanced out the window. “She’s a very pretty woman.”
“She is.”
Alex turned to me as he grabbed the door handle. “Don’t count her out yet. You met her for a reason; you might not have found out what the reason is yet.” He grinned. “Hey, I never would have expected a package delivered to the wrong apartment would have led me to Lexi.”
“True.”
“You’re back here for a reason; keep an open mind as to what that could be.”
“Let’s just get this job done, Romeo.”
He chuckled as we got out of the truck, and I saw Ali brush her hair back from her face and shift on her feet. Was she as nervous as I was?
“Evening, Ms. Davidson. This is Alex Miller. Mike got called away on another job.”
“Ali, please call me Ali.” She put her hand out to Alex, and he shook it.
“I’m going to show him where things are going to go, and then we will bring in the gear. Is that a problem?”
She shook her head. “No, do what you need to do. I’ll be in my office.”
I nodded at her as she passed by, getting a whiff of multiple scents on her as she passed. I guess as a chef, she would have a lot of smells on her clothes. It almost made me hungry. Although part of my hunger would be to get her undressed and under me. Shit! I needed to forget about that and focus. She had chosen someone else.
I explained where things would go to Alex, and then we unloaded the truck. Alex and I joked about work on and off as we started setting things up. We worked on the wiring for the visible cameras that the employees would be aware of, and then set up the extra router and booster that we’d need to keep the signal strong enough for all the other wi-fi minis.
Just after we had the main wiring down, Alex got a call. “Why are you up?” He climbed down the ladder he was on and looked at me. “Are you okay?” He was quiet for a moment. “Alright, I’ll be right there. Stay calm.”
“What’s up?”
He hung up the phone. “Give me your keys.”
“What?”
“Lexi isn’t feeling well. I have to get home.”
“Shit!” I tossed him the keys. “Go, man!”
He started to leave and then looked at all our gear. “What about—”
“Don’t worry about it; I’ll call Jake and get his ass up to come to get me. Go! Take care of Lex.”
Alex’s face was tense as he turned and rushed for the door. A few seconds later, Ali popped her head into the kitchen. “Where did Alex go?”
“Um…” Holy crap! Ali and I were now alone. Breathe, man, just breathe. “His wife is pregnant. He just got a call that she wasn’t feeling well.” I turned away and started busying myself. Although I had no clue what I was doing because the only thing I could think about was that I was alone with her.
“Oh, I hope she is okay.”
“Yeah, me too.” I put my hands on my hips and sighed as I stared at the gear. “This is going to take longer with just me doing it. I’m sorry. I’ll work as fast as I can.”
“Do you want help?” she asked, and I lifted my chin to face her. “I mean, I don’t know what I’m doing, but if you need someone to hold something or hand a tool to you, I could probably do that.”
The last thing I wanted was to have her right there beside me for the next couple of hours, but then again, was this my chance to show her just what she missed? I had no idea if she was happy with that Blake guy, and I guess I hoped she was, but maybe this was my time to show her what she could have had.
