Undercover Love by Lucy Score

Author:Lucy Score [Score, Lucy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Pub Yourself Press
Published: 2015-03-11T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY

Ashley parked in the garage two blocks over and attempted to use the walk to mediate her way out of the funk. It didn’t work.

When she arrived at the store, she was still furious and had the beginnings of a pounding headache, which got worse when she noted two black SUVs parked out front. Both with understated Baine Security decals.

Ashley pushed her way through the door and nearly tripped over the leg of a ladder.

“Sorry about that,” chirped the man — very young man, Ashley noticed — atop the ladder. He scampered down from his perch and extended his hand. Realizing he still held a screwdriver, he stuffed it in his pocket.

“You must be Ms. Sapienza. I’m Dax. Mr. Baine told me to give you a grand tour.”

“Dax?” Was that short for something? “What does Mr. Baine want you to give me a grand tour of?”

“Your new security system,” he waved his arm expansively around the store and Ashley noted several discreet surveillance cameras.

“Ashley! My dear!” A tall woman with dark curly hair made a bee-line for Ashley.

“Barbara! When did you get back?” Ashley threw her arms around the woman and squeezed. “I thought you weren’t coming back until next week.”

“We cut our trip short so John could make his 45th reunion this weekend. But enough about me. Isn’t this wonderful?”

Ashley glanced around the store and spotted two other Baine employees tinkering with electronics and tablets.

“What is all this?”

“Your friend Mr. Baine contacted me. He said he knew the store’s system needed an upgrade, which it desperately did, and that he had a new system that needed to be tested.” Barbara clapped her hands together, sending a half dozen bangles jingling.

“Jason gave us a security system?” Ashley closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

“He did!” Barbara clasped her hands together. “We’re paying a ridiculously nominal monthly monitoring fee, which he wasn’t going to charge us at all, but I insisted.”

The front door bell announced a new arrival. Barbara glanced past Ashley. “I’ll help these ladies, and Dax, you can give Ashley the grand tour. We’ll catch up later.” She winked and sailed off to greet the customers.

“Ms. Sapienza,” Dax approached. “If you have a moment, I’ll show you the system.”

Forty minutes later, Ashley escaped down the back hallway. She was just going to take a few deep breaths and try not to murder anyone. The only ones within murdering distance were just collateral anyway.

First, peeling back the layers of Steven’s deception and disgustingness, making her feel like the biggest idiot in the world. And now, Jason sweeping in and invading her workplace. Damn it. Dwell was her sanctuary. She didn’t need interference here. What the hell was he thinking?

She shoved the back door open, startling a sleek blonde in a fitted gray suit.

“I’m sorry! I didn’t realize anyone was out here.” Ashley stepped out into the sunshine.

The woman lifted her gaze from the tablet in her hands. “Do me a favor,” she said in a clipped British accent. “Stand here and let me see if this works.

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