Catalina by Avery Gale

Author:Avery Gale
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance
Publisher: Avery Gale™
Published: 2021-02-07T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Catalina kicked off her shoes, uncaring the rubber soles of her cross-trainers thumped against the front of the stackable washer and dryer. She’d been pleased to learn the small guest house had its own laundry room—traipsing around the Barnes home carrying dirty underwear hadn’t sounded appealing. Still wired after spending two hours in Cam and CeCe’s enormous workout room, Cat was practically bouncing on the balls of her feet, rolling her eyes at the absurdity of calling it a home gym—the spacious room was filled with so many machines it rivaled the most upscale commercial health clubs in Austin.

“Damn it all to fucking hell. I’m going to go insane if they don’t let me go back to work. What am I supposed to do all day? Daytime television is mind-numbing. When I tried to clean the place, one of the maids swore at me in Portuguese. Unfortunately for her, I understood her accusation. Hearing her swear I’m trying to steal her job because her boss is hung like a horse was just wrong on too many levels. Hell, I’ll probably have nightmares thinking about how she came upon that information.” Cat had been stuck inside for days without a clue where Cooper had gone or when he would be back. And now I’m talking to myself—this disaster seems to be snowballing into a full-blown avalanche.

Catalina was struggling to come to grips with how things were playing out. The second night after they’d moved into the Barnes’ guest house, Cooper’s phone rang during the night. She’d been dead asleep after a scene so hot, it was nothing short of a miracle she had enough functioning brain cells to rouse at all. It wasn’t until the next morning, when she awoke to an empty bed, Cat realized the ringtone had been the one Cooper assigned his handler at the agency.

She’d found a note propped in the one place he knew she wouldn’t miss it—the coffeemaker. Holding the folded paper in her hand, Catalina had spent long minutes struggling to get her eyes focused on the neatly penned words. Shaking her head to clear the lingering cobwebs of sleep, Cat had sent up a quick prayer to the Great Goddess, asking her to give her an extra boost from the caffeine. When the words continued to blur across the note, Cat had only been able to sigh in frustration.

Now, several days later, she was still trying to sort it all out. Maybe she needed another cup of coffee… or two. Sitting on a tall stool at the bar, staring off into space, her unseeing gaze focused on the note she’d left on the counter. Catalina barely registered the door opening until Tobi West’s voice filled the small space.

“Good morning, sunshine. How are you this morning? Oh, goody, coffee. I could use a pick me up. I overslept this morning, hell, the sun was already peeking over the horizon singing…”

“For the love of God, Tobi, give Catalina a chance to breathe. Not everyone bounces out of bed, ready to take on the day.

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