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Duke was edging to the door.
“Duke!” I yelled.
“Gotta go see a man about a—” he started.
“Stop right there! Did you call Kitty Sue?”
He turned to me. “Nope.”
I narrowed my eyes at him. “Did you say anything to Dolores?”
He scratched under his bandanna. “I might have mentioned it.”
I flopped my head down on my crossed arms on the book counter.
My life was shit.
I looked up and in the general direction of where one of Lee’s hidden cameras had to be and talked direct to Command Headquarters.
“Lee! Your mother is planning a baby shower. Call her!”
I grabbed my purse and threw my phone in it. I stormed around the counter and pointed at Eddie. “You! Macho man! Come with me.” And out the door I went.
I was flipping and flopping down the block, double time. Eddie caught up to me and grabbed a handful of my belt and the waistband of my jeans, forcing me to a stop.
“Hang on there,chica.”
He threw his arm tight around my neck and my front was pinned against his side. I started up again, walking like a crab for a few paces then his arm loosened and I could walk normally. Even so, I walked normally with his arm wrapped around my neck, his hand dangling down, and my shoulder and part of my body tucked into him.
He had his mirrored shades on but I could tell he was scanning. I realized he was being watchful and the way we were walking made him the easier target. This made me feel warm in my belly. He also smelled good, which helped that warmth to spread.
By the time we got to Walgreens and went inside I was in a little Eddie Daze.
See what I mean? Eddie didn’t need to sweet talk you or toss you a line, Eddie was just…Eddie. That in itself was potent stuff.
He dropped his arm and took off his shades when we went inside the drugstore, and I shook off the daze.
I roamed the aisles, trying to remain focused on my task and thus ignore the cosmetics and candy aisles.
Then I found what I wanted and I came to a halt.
I turned to Eddie. “Okay, I’ve never done this. This is the guy’s department. What do I do? We need to get Lee’s size and we need industrial strength. Show me which ones to buy.”
Eddie looked at the display and looked at me. “You’re askin’ me to help you buy condoms for Lee?”
“Industrial strengthcondoms,” I reminded him.
Eddie stared at me like he was rethinking his crush on me.
“Okay,” I started, trying to be helpful. “We’ll break it down. We’ll start with the size.”
He shook his head. “First, I’m a little worried you’re lookin’ to me to tell you Lee’s size. Leees mi hermanobut we aren’t that close. Second, they don’t come in sizes.”
I couldn’t believe it. That couldn’t be true.
“You mean it’s one size fits all?” I asked.
He didn’t bother to answer.
