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“You are my superhero,” she murmurs, kissing me.
“You got it.” I can hold her like this for days. This is nothing. “I’m good at multitasking.”
“Oh, yeah? What else?”
“Stick around and find out.”
I’m getting cocky. It’s hormones. I feel high just on the thought that she is mine.
With one hand, all the while holding her in my arms, I pour us coffee. She tries to wiggle out—no way, ma’am. I can go through the whole day with this cute monkey wrapped around me.
The creamer carton in the fridge is empty, and I finally sit her down on the counter.
“We are out of creamer,” I say. “I’ll run downstairs and get some.”
“No, rest.” She jumps off. “I’ll take Pushkin for a quick walk and be back in the blink of an eye.”
Skipping like a kid, she disappears into her bedroom to get dressed, then puts Pushkin on a leash, humming a song as she leaves.
I’m lost in my dreams about her, what we can do, what’s next for us.
I want to take Lu to Thailand. She might not want to actually move there. That’s fine. I can be anywhere as long as she’s with me. We’ll move out of Goldsling Towers and get our own place. Somewhere in the East Village. Something cute, whatever Lu picks. I’ll build a studio for her and keep working for Roey.
My phone rings with the number from the Goldsling Towers’ concierge.
“Mr. Reed?”
“Yes.”
“Your dog is roaming around outside the building.”
I frown. “What?”
“Jim just brought him in. I have him. Is he lost?”
My insides twist. “I’ll be downstairs in a sec.”
I frantically dial Lu.
What happened? Pushkin never runs away.
Her phone rings once, and she picks up.
“Lu, what happened?” I ask right away.
“Hello, Mr. Reed.” The voice that answers is low and cold.
“Who is this?” My guts turn because I recognize it.
“Anatolyi Reznik. I have something you want, Mr. Reed.Someone, to be exact.”
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I’m freaking out.
Ineverfreak out. Not since boot camp. But I’m freaking out.
