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“He works at the security firm,” Boone said.
“Why was he here?” she asked.
Boone just shrugged, and she groaned, “Oh my God. Did you send him to watch over me?”
“No,” he said as he opened the car door.
“Boone,” she said.
“It was Grayson and Cooper’s call, not mine,” he said.
“Because you didn’t ask them to do it or anything,” she said with a heavy sigh as she sat in the passenger seat.
He didn’t reply, concentrating on buckling her seatbelt instead. He started the drive home, and she glanced over at him. “Thanks for the ride home, Boone.”
“You’re welcome.” He reached across and took her hand. “I’m sorry I pushed you to talk to me earlier, but I’m worried, Hedra.”
“I know you are,” she said, “but I promise you it’s not a big deal.”
He sighed, and she shook her head when he started to speak. “Not tonight, okay? I’m too drunk and too tired to have this conversation.”
He squeezed her hand. “Okay.”
CHAPTER 11
Her head pounding, Hedra sat up in bed with a soft groan. She glanced at her phone, muttering a curse before sliding out of bed. It was after eight, and she usually started her day with Althea at seven. Rubbing at her temples and grimacing at the decomposing frog taste in her mouth, she stumbled into the shared bathroom and knocked on the door leading into Althea’s room before opening it.
“Althea, I’m so sorry, I…”
She frowned at Althea’s empty bed before heading back into the hallway and to the kitchen. Her headache worsened exponentially when Boone sat at the table with no sign of Althea.
Fuck. She was so fired.
“Where is Althea?” she asked.
“Jerry and his son picked her up about five minutes ago. They went for breakfast. Did you know Jerry’s son is a personal care worker?”
She shook her head, wincing when it made her feel like barfing. “I only met him once when he dropped Jerry off.”
“We need to talk, Hedra,” Boone said.
She nodded. “Yeah, I know. Can you let me pack my stuff first so it’s not as awkward?”
He frowned. “Why are you packing your stuff?”
“Because you’re firing me,” she said.
His mouth dropped open. “Why would I fire you?”
“Because I yelled at you last night, then I went out and got drunk and -”
“And high. Can’t forget the high part,” Boone said with a small grin.
She groaned and rubbed her forehead again. Fuck, did her head hurt. “Then I overslept and didn’t do my damn job this morning. Tell me you didn’t have to help your nan get dressed.”
“I didn’t,” Boone said. “She did her morning routine on her own. She couldn’t shower alone but said she’d have you help her with that when she returned home. Apparently, Jerry prefers her natural,” he grimaced “musk anyway.”
Despite her aching, throbbing head and how her stomach had really kicked up the churning, she couldn’t help but laugh. “Nice.”
