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Without waiting for a reply, I walked to my room.
I was in my Smithie’s uniform, sitting on the bed and slipping on a pair of black pumps when a knock came at my door.
“Come in,” I called, thinking it was Mom or Trixie to give me another lecture.
Eddie walked in and closed the door.
Damn.
“I’m almost ready,” I told him.
I stood and grabbed my jeans jacket, pulling it on.
Eddie watched me, shoulders against the door, arms crossed on his chest, eyes on my uniform. For the first time that night he looked unhappy.
“What?” I asked.
“I don’t like you working there,” he said.
I grabbed my purse, but he wasn’t done.
“And Ireallydon’t like that outfit.”
I sighed.
“I don’t have much of a choice,” I stated, walking toward him. “Anyway, it doesn’t much matter if you like it or you don’t, it doesn’t have anything to do with you.”
He was standing against the door and not moving.
“Can you get out of the way?” I asked, looking up at him.
I should have looked sooner.
His eyes were glittery, which meant he’d gone from unhappy to pissed off.
“I thought we’d been through this,” he commented, his voice scary quiet.
Uh-oh.
I decided to ignore it.
“I can’t be late for work.”
“I can see my plan isn’t working,” he replied, changing the subject.
“What plan?” I asked, staying as far away from him as I could without retreating or looking like I was staying as far away from him as I could. I was beginning to feel a thrill of fear working up my spine.
“Honesty, being a nice guy, doing good deeds, getting you indebted to me.”
I stared at him, scared of what he’d say next.
“So?” I asked.
Okay, so I had to know, even though I didn’t want to know.
“So, I’ll have to try a new plan.”
If his old plan was honesty, being nice and doing good things, I didn’t want to know what his new plan would be.
