“And ending up dead the next day.”
Damien smiled.“Definitely that part, too.”
She nibbled her lip.“I’m probably going to be working late tonight since I was gone for so long, but maybe tomorrow?”
“You tell me when and where, and I’ll make sure I’m available.”
She couldn’t stop her smile at his acceptance.“Sounds good.”She took a step back to close the door, but he stopped her.
“And tonight…”
She paused and moved closer again.
“Please be careful leaving here late.I really want to tell you to call me when you’re going to walk out so I can be here, but I feel like that might be crossing a line.But if you call me, I will be here, Harmony.”
She smiled, her body tingling.He was definitely the kind of man she could fall for.The kind who made her feel like she was important.“Thank you.”
“I’ll see you tomorrow, Harmony.”
She nodded and stepped back, closing the door.She swiped her keycard and opened the door to the building, turning to wave at him.
He hadn’t moved, just like she knew he wouldn’t until she was safely inside the building.
She could definitely fall for him.
Damien waiteduntil the door closed behind her to pull away.He didn’t like the thought of her working late and leaving alone, but he couldn’t stalk her or force her to call him.
He would make sure he was close, just in case.
Damien went back to work, needing to check in with Jude and Montgomery before the day was over.Jude had sent a couple of texts, but nothing urgent as far as Damien could tell.
“Hey, Berkeley,” Damien said as he walked in the front door.
Berkeley was their business manager, office manager, all-around savior.She kept things going for Rose Protection Agency.She pushed back on their boss, and she kept all of them engaged in what everyone was doing with her regular updates on the entire company.
Seeing her angry was not a usual experience.“Are you okay?”
“Yeah, I’m just great,” Berkeley said in a tone that betrayed her words.
“What’s going on?”
She growled and shook her head.“Our boss is being a pain in my ass.”
“What did he do?”Montgomery and Berkeley had a good relationship as far as Damien knew, but Montgomery expected a lot from people.
“He got all pissed off and judgmental when I said I have a date tonight and can’t stay late.”She scowled at her computer.“He refused to let me leave on time, saying I left early two days last week, and if I’m not going to be dedicated to this job, then maybe I should find another one.”
Damien’s eyebrows shot high.“Really?That’s not like him.”
“Yeah, well, he’s being a stupid alpha jerk lately.He gets his panties in a twist whenever I need to leave at a reasonable time, whether I’ve finished things or not.He always claims he has something else I need to take care of immediately, something that can’t wait until the next day.”
“If you finish it, can you go?”
She rolled her eyes.“That’s what he says.But it means running late for my date.He just—” She cut off her words.
“He just what?”
“Nothing.I’m being snotty.I like my job, and I love knowing what we do makes a difference, even though I’m not good enough to be a protector.”
