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“No, I won’t.”
“It’ll take me a few minutes to fix your car, Ted, so go, have a wander.”
“I don’t need anything, Bas.”
“Everyone needs something, Ted. Humor me.”
Mandy looked at the door. She could probably get out if she wanted to.No more running.Instead, she walked farther into the warehouse. He may just stand up front, and she could stay down here out of sight.
“Mandy’s in there somewhere!” Bas called. “Help her choose furniture!”
She pretended to be intrigued by a row of mirrors. To be fair, she did need one, but knowing that somewhere behind her was the man who disturbed in so many ways was unsettling.
“The middle one.”
“I like this one.” She pointed to the left.
“Really?”
It was so ugly, with fluted edges and a painted flower border. “We all have different tastes, I guess.”
She turned, and there he was, big, bad, beautiful Ted Hosking. She felt that squidgy feeling in her stomach again. The man was seriously disturbing. He wore shorts and a T-shirt; his hair was damp. On his large feet were sneakers. This was as close as he got to scruffy, Mandy guessed. His shorts were slightly faded.
“I mean, you wear those.”
He looked down at his feet.
“They’re comfortable.”
“They need to be good at something,” Mandy said, noting the Velcro straps.
“Did Jack put you up to that?”
“What?”
“Abusing my shoes.”
She laughed, and his face softened into a smile.
“Why are you shopping for a mirror?”
“I’m moving into the apartment above Timms’s Bookstore.”
“When you make changes, you really go for it. Nice work, I’m proud of you.”
She shouldn’t feel happy at his praise, but she did.
“I have to thank you, Mandy.”
“Why?”
“Have lunch with me, and I’ll tell you.”
“I have to go and sign the rental contract.”
“Okay, we’ll do that first.”
“I haven’t finished here yet, so you go on if you’re busy. I may be a while.”
