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“And clean pants.”
“I know.”
“You’ve still got on your date jeans.”
“I. Know.”
Amusement swirls around her stare prompting me to chuckle in frustration.
See.
We really do know just about everything about each other.
“While I don’t mind runnin’ to the store, let me check across the hall with Aviva first. Maybe she has something that can get you through a couple days that way youcango to the store like you want.”
“Need.” I’m shot a small glare. “Ineedto go to the store, Slater. For products. For meds. And home. Home for clothes. And my good luck dragon pillow I sleep with through the season.”
“How could I forget how superstitious you are when it comes to hockey?”
“Blame it on the whole me being attacked thing.”
“And you being attacked iswhyyou aren’t going to any of those places. At least not yet.”
“But-”
“And this wasn’t meant to turn into another discussion about protocols.” Crossing over to Arley precedes me gently ushering her away from the door. “Go wait on the couch for me, okay? I’ll be right back.”
She releases a theatrical gasp on a dramatic clutch of the chest. “You’re gonna let me out of your sight to do more than pee?”
“Don’t make me remove all the doors from their hinges so that’s no longer true.”
An incredulous glare is swiftly tossed in my direction. “You wouldn’t…”
“I have.”
Her jaw hitting the ground in shock is the last thing I see before exiting my place.
Look, I didn’twantto remove all the doors, but the kid had a nasty habit of playing an unapproved and unappreciated game of hide and fucking seek. Not being able to find the small person you literallyjustrescued in the expensive German boutique hotel her parentsinsistedshe stay at while waiting for the exchange is not the type of stress anyone fucking needs.
Especially when you hadn’t slept in thirty-six hours.
After quickly crossing the hall to the only other occupant on the top floor, I deliver a polite knock to her front door.
It doesn’t take Aviva Huang long to answer nor did I think it would. Like me, she sticks to a fairly predictable morning routine, even when Blu is staying over. Which I know he is. It was part of the contract agreement. While sharing a sleeping arrangement is SOP – standard operating procedure – for typical assignments, this is far from typical.
And the very thought of him seeing my woman in her panties has me counting the number of ways I know I can surgically remove his eyes while making a minimal mess.
“Morning, Wahl!” She cheerfully greets, warm ivory hands planting themselves on her yoga shorts covered hips. “Is it time for Khar’s shift already? Fair warning, he’s still knocked out.” The back of her hand wipes sweat off her forehead. “Did you call? You probably called. But I don’t remember hearing the phone ring.”
My mouth isn’t given the opportunity to move.
“And IknowI would hear it ring because Khar made sure his volume was up just in case you did call. Not that we figured you would. I think we both just assumed you’d wanna be the one to watch over your girlfriend for the full first twenty-four, which is why he’s sleeping in.”
Yet again she doesn’t pause for me to speak.
“But we both know we can change that. It’s not like it’shardto change that. Or is it? Does he sleep that lightly when you’re out on a case?”
“Assignment.”
