A Merry Mistake by Lorana Hoopes

Author:Lorana Hoopes
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lorana Hoopes

CHAPTER 11

Jaxon

She’s texting me already. The woman barely left my office two hours ago and she’s already texting me. I have a bad feeling that taking this job is going to be more work than I even expected. With a sigh, I close my computer and grab my stuff.

“You heading out already, boss?” Dave asks as I step out of my office. He checks his watch again as if sure he’s reading the time wrong.

“I am, but I’m not going home. I have to escort our newest client somewhere, shopping probably.” I grumble as I shrug into my coat. Shopping is one of my least favorite things to do. In my book, it ranks right up there with root canals and watching paint dry.

He flashes a sympathetic smile. “Hey, at least it’s a job.”

“That is true and maybe it will be enough to keep the doors open a little longer.” I hate that I’m letting Dave down as well. If it were just me, it wouldn’t be so bad. I’m sure I could find another job and I know Dave can too, but I still feel responsible for him.

“Hey, we’ll figure it out. You just keep our client safe.”

I nod and exit the office, wishing I had Dave’s optimism.

The chill hits me before the first snowflake, and I sigh in agitation. I’m not a fan of the cold or the snow. We don’t get enough of it for people to know how to drive in it, so it just tends to make the roads more dangerous. It will also probably delay my arrival which won’t go over well with Belle.

Though I’m not worried about someone following me, I still scan the area as I walk to my car as well as the mirrors as I drive to Belle’s house. Old habits die hard, I guess. Nothing appears out of the ordinary on the journey, but I take a second to scout out her parking lot just in case. When I’m sure that no one is lying in wait to attack her, I park and open my door, but before I can even step out, my phone chirps again. “Where are you?” the message reads. I roll my eyes, not bothering to respond as I’m literally ten feet from her door. I expect her to be waiting inside, maybe even locked in a closet or hiding in the shower, so I am floored when I see her outside the door shivering.

“What took you so long?” she asks through chattering teeth.

“I came as soon as I got your message, and in case you hadn’t noticed, it’s snowing outside and drivers around here don’t do snow. Why aren’t you inside where it’s warm?”

She chews on her bottom lip. “I left to help the neighbor - that’s why I texted you - and I just have this feeling that it was a ruse and someone got in the apartment while I was gone. I was hoping you could check it out first.”

If only she were kidding, but the fear in her eyes makes it evident that she is not.

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