“Can you throw it on a jump drive for me?”
“Already done,” I said, sliding it to him. “It’s encrypted. The password is in the file.”
“Thanks,” he said distractedly as he went through the file.
“Want some coffee?”
“Yeah, sissy, that’d be great.”
I left my office and grabbed us each a cup. I’d finished my travel cup before I’d pulled in my parking space, so I was ready for more, but I poured half a cup, telling myself I was being healthy.
Then I grabbed a donut.
Ha! Take that hips.
I headed back to my office and set coffee in front of Luca. “Did you want a donut?”
He frowned up at me. “I don’t eat that shit. You know that.”
I shrugged. “Yeah, but if I don’t ask, I’ll feel rude.”
He chuckled, shaking his head as he continued to look through the paperwork. “Holy shit.”
“You found it,” I deduced.
He met my eyes. “No,youfound it.”
I grinned, leaning back in my chair. “I found the hell out of it.”
He closed the folder, shoved it into his bag, and rose to his feet. “You’re amazing, sissy. Send us your invoice.”
“Okey doke,” I said. “Have a good rest of the day, but after you do your thing.”
“Bree—”
“What was the bet, Luca? Huh?”
He dropped his head back with a curse before setting his bag down and going into a dance routine, complete with the Moonwalk, the Floss, and the Swim.
I bit back my laughter until he was done because I was recording him. He didn’t know I was recording him, but he would. When he least expected it.
“On your way,” I said, waving my hands.
He grabbed his bag. “You’re an evil, evil woman.”
“Next time, don’t bet me that I won’t find the money. I always find the fucking money.”
He laughed, pulling open my door and strolling out.
The rest of the day was spent dealing with people, much more than I usually did, in the form of new client intakes. God, I hated new client intake days.
By the time I pulled my car into my garage, I was exhausted. But at least I was early. I changed into yoga pants and a T-shirt and walked down to the corner to meet Felix’s bus.
“Hey, Sabrina,” Kerri said. She was Ensley’s mom, a girl one year ahead of Felix.
“Hey, Kerri.”
“You ready for the snow?”
