Mack by Nicole Edwards

Author:Nicole Edwards [Edwards, Nicole]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Nicole Edwards

Chapter Six

Saturday, January 25, 2020

“We apologize for coming on such short notice,” the short redhead said, her smile confident.

Mack realized she didn’t appear the least bit remorseful.

“But my clients insisted they see the house today. They’ve been looking for so long and, as you may know, real estate in Coyote Ridge is quite rare.”

Yeah, Mack had heard.

“Anyway, if you wouldn’t mind giving us a few minutes to look around…”

When her bright eyes shot to the front door, Mack realized she was dismissing him.

From his own fucking house.

Figured.

While the young couple studied the walls of his kitchen, Mack strolled toward the front door and out onto the porch. He didn’t bother grabbing his coat or his boots, stepping out into the chill. How long could they take? A couple of minutes was all that was required to walk all twelve hundred square feet. Twice.

Of course, it was raining and weirdly cold today, so his lack of clothing became apparent quickly. That would be his luck, especially since he had no choice but to hug the wall of the house in an effort to keep what little shelter there was over his head. After five minutes, Mack realized he should’ve grabbed his boots. Ten minutes and he was wishing he’d grabbed his coat. His gaze shifted to his truck parked in the driveway. Or at the very least, his keys. That way he could’ve been warm and dry while those strangers invaded his privacy, likely devising a plan to remodel every inch of the house Mack had called home for the past three decades.

He glared at the For Sale sign, wanted to give that stupid smiling picture of Chris the Realtor the finger. Better yet, he wanted to punch that smug bastard in the face. Chris had called him half an hour ago to let him know there were potential buyers coming by and he needed to have the place spic and span and be out as soon as possible. Not much notice, the woman inside had said. Try none.

Irritated at being woken early, Mack hadn’t bothered to rush, didn’t put his dishes in the dishwasher, nor did he make the effort to make his bed as Chris had suggested. Hell, the bastard was just lucky Mack wasn’t still in it. Or Jeff, for that matter. He wasn’t sure when the sheriff had slipped out, but he knew it was before dawn. Damn good thing, too.

A good half hour passed as Mack’s teeth chattered and his toes went numb, fingers, too, though he’d tucked them beneath his arms in an effort to keep from getting frostbite. Finally the front door opened and the three intruders stepped out. The redheaded Realtor was grinning widely.

“Thank you, Mr. Schwartz, for allowing us to look around. I’ll be in touch.”

Mack nodded, but rather than hang around to hear her spiel, he slipped back into the house and quickly closed the door, keeping them on the outside.

Instinct had him glancing around, ensuring nothing had been taken. Not that he had anything worth stealing.

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