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She’s right. I did. I could barely walk across the store with them on, but I bought them anyway. They are dainty and pretty, and I love them.
“They have bows on them,” I remind her. Silky ones that tie at the side and are the cutest things that have ever existed. Except for babies. Those are cuter. Except for the Petersons’ baby. I don’t know what happened there.
Jinx meows as if he can read my thoughts. “You’re a brat. No cute compliment for you.” I point at him.
“That pink bow is killer.” Kimber throws her hands up. “You know what? Wear them.”
“You just want to say I told you so.”
“Maybe. I also know you’ll have to hang all over Heath to walk in them so…” She grins. “He’s about to find out how easy you really are.” I roll my eyes at her fake burn.
I head toward my closet and begin throwing things out until I find the heels. I grab them up before taking one last look in the mirror. “Lip gloss!” Kimber yells. I rush toward the bathroom, snagging some and putting it on.
“I’ll call you later.” I lift the phone.
“Unless you die in those heels.”
“Ha ha.” I hang up on her. Then I call her back. She quirks a smile at me when she answers.
“Love you, too,” she says, knowing why I called back.
“Love you.”
“Have fun.” This time I really hang up, putting her and my lip gloss in my bag as I sit down on the sofa to put on my shoes. I fix the cute pink bows on the side and wait for Heath.
There’s a knock at my door, and I get up to go and answer it. I’m pretty much walking at a snail's pace and wishing I would have chosen the silver flats. Kimber says I walk like a baby deer in these, and yeah, she’s right.
Heath knocks again before I can even walk the small distance. I swing the door open to be greeted by his handsome scowl. Why the hell is he scowling when I’m the one walking in these heels?
“Do you always answer the door without asking who it is?” His tone is serious.
I shrug, because I never get company so I’m not really sure. The delivery people who come just leave the boxes. I never have to talk or even see them.
“Should I be worried? Are you a killer waiting to strike? I think the neighborhood is safe,” I tease him.
A weird expression crosses his face as he steps in the door. His eyes roam my body from head to toe. He leans in and my breath catches. He kisses me on the cheek. His soft lips and warm breath cause my cheek to tingle.
“You look beautiful, tigress.” He moves his mouth, brushing my ear before kissing me right below it. “Check the door before you answer it or next time I’ll bend you over the sofa, flip up that little dress of yours and spank your ass.”
My breath hitches. My whole body starts to buzz. Shouldn’t that make me mad? Mad is not what I am feeling right now. I’m at a loss for words so I go with trying to be sassy.
“Don’t tempt me.” I wink at him as I start to walk by him and out the front door, but of course, I trip on my heels. Instead of meeting the floor like I’m used to, I’m captured by two strong arms.
“I think you’re already doing the tempting.” He holds his hand out. “Key.”
I give it to him, and he locks up, then he guides me down the sidewalk toward his sleek black Mercedes. He opens the passenger door for me and helps me into the car. Closing my door, he rounds the car and gets in. I think this is the nicest car that I’ve ever been in, though there’s a reddish-brown smudge on the dashboard in front of me. I reach out to touch it, but he takes my hand.
“Oh.” He opens the glove box and pulls out a napkin. “I had it detailed. The guys must have had something on their cloth when they wiped it down.” Wiping away the crimson smudge, he tosses the napkin back into the glove box and closes it, then turns to me with an easy smile. “Ready?”
10
HEATH
That was close. I take a deep breath and back out of her driveway. I throw one more glance to the dashboard to check for any more blood splatter. Relief filters through me when I see that was the only one.
“This car is so nice.” She pats the passenger door. “What’s its name?”
“Its name?”
