Crap, crap, and doublecrap.
“The bathroom,” she told Xander urgently, then realized that hiding him from sight only addressed half the problem. “Wait! Aren’t they going to be able to smell you?”
“Shit, you’re right,” he muttered. “I’m not good at this clandestine stuff.”
Neither was she. But they’d better get good at it—quick.
She grabbed Xander’s arm and tugged him into the en suite bathroom, then turned on the shower and pointed at the bottles of shampoos and shower gels in the caddy hanging from the wall. “Dump one of those all over you.”
He frowned. “Which one?”
“All of them.”
Before he could ask anything else, she dashed into the living room and yanked open the door. Becker’s eyes weren’t the only ones that widened when they saw her. Cooper and Max looked just as shocked to see her standing in the open doorway in nothing but a short bathrobe.
“Sorry,” she said. “I was just getting ready to take a bath.”
“No problem,” Becker said with a nod, still trying hard to not look anywhere he shouldn’t. “But now that we’re here, you want to skip the bath and go out with us instead?”
“We hate the idea of you hanging out by yourself the whole weekend,” Cooper added. “The Cowboys have a home game this weekend, and since we know security, we can get in and watch them practice.”
“Then maybe head out to the Mesquite Arena to catch some of the rodeo,” Becker said. “Or go to the State Fair.”
Khaki grimaced. If she didn’t have Xander getting soggy in her shower, she would have jumped on their offer in a second.
“I’d love to, but I’m going to have to pass,” she said. “I kind of made plans to spend the day pampering myself. It’s been a really long week.”
“Pamper yourself?” Becker glanced down to take in what he had to assume was her naked body under the robe, then quickly snapped his head up again.
Khaki stifled a laugh. “Yeah, you know, light some candles, take a long soak in the tub, wash my hair, paint my toenails. Girlie stuff.”
Max frowned. “You’d rather soak in a bathtub than hang out with us?”
“No, but… It’s just that I really need some me time to chill out and destress a little. I’m really sorry, guys. Rain check?”
“Definitely,” Cooper said. “And no need to apologize. Next time, we’ll call first.”
She grinned. “Sounds like a deal.”
“Guess we’ll let you get back to your bath,” Becker said, the disappointment obvious on his face.
“Thanks for thinking about me,” she said. “You don’t know how much I appreciate it.”
“Anytime, Khaki,” Cooper said. “You’re a member of the Pack now, and don’t you forget it.”
She was about to assure him that she wouldn’t when he suddenly sniffed the air. “When was Xander here?”
Crap. Cooper must smell Xander’s scent on her.
“Xander?” she echoed.
“Yeah.” Cooper sniffed again. “I can smell him in your apartment.”
Khaki’s mind went completely blank as she scrambled for what to say. “Um…he stopped by earlier to drop off some training material he wanted me to go over—first-aid stuff. I haven’t looked at it yet though.”
“Oh.” Becker snorted. “Sounds like him. No matter how fast you’re learning, it’s probably not fast enough for him.”
Khaki let out the breath she’d been holding. “Guess not.”
