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“I already looked th—oh.”
“Told you.”
“How in the hell do you know where my stuff is better than I do?”
“Because you have the organizational skills of a pack rat with amnesia.”
Wanda scoffs indignantly. “Such a bully.”
“Yeah, yeah.”
“What about the kid? Is she a terror?”
I glance past the kitchen into the living room, where Sophie is lounging on the couch playing her video games, her little brow furrowed in concentration and her tongue poking past her teeth. It makes me smile.
“She’s great,” I tell Wanda quietly. “I mean, sheissort of a terror, but I kind of like it.”
“Sounds like someone else I know,” Wanda snorts. “I’m glad she’s real. You know, I half worried this Aiden fellow might have been one of your booby-cam stalkers.”
“Yeah,” I chuckle. “Right. I don’t think someone like him needs to visit sites like that.”
“Oh? Someone like him?”
“I mean... I’m sure he could see the real thing for free anytime he wants.” I lower my voice. “He doesn’t look like the type who would have any trouble bringing women home.”
“Cassie Evans. Are you telling me your new boss is handsome?”
I pause, cursing myself. She wasn’t supposed to know that part. I try to keep my voice casual, like I haven’t given it much thought. “I wouldn’t say that he’s unattractive.”
“Oh, Lord. He is, isn’t he? How hot are we talking?”
“I don’t know. I haven’t paid much attention.”
“You know I know when you’re lying, right?”
“Fine,” I huff with defeat. I glance at Sophie as I half whisper, “He’s insanely hot, okay?”
“Whew, boy. You should send me a picture.”
“I am absolutely not going to do that. Also, would you even be able to figure out how to open it if I’m not there?”
“Such a bully,” she mutters again. “You be careful, you hear? Handsome guys are trouble.”
“I’ll be sure to guard my virtue carefully,” I say seriously. “But trust me, there’s no chance it will be an issue. He’s way out of my league on my best day.”
“Oh, shut up. You know you’re a looker.”
“Yeah, yeah. What about you? Met anyone new yet?”
I can hear the sound of running water as Wanda works on her own dinner. “No one worth mentioning,” she snorts. “Damned Fred’s been calling though. Can’t seem to get the hint, that one.”
“Maybe he just finds you irresistible.”
“Well, no one is arguing that,” she says matter-of-factly. “But I’m not that lonely yet. Even if you did leave me high and dry over here.”
“Aw, is this your way of telling me you miss me?”
She clucks her tongue. “Maybe. Maybe not.”
