“Justpleasego get me some coffee.Please,”Bianca said in a tone of voice that indicated it was a direct order.
“Yeah, don’t be a little bitch about it,” Lucia said humorously.
I sighed. “If anything happens, it’s on your head.”
“I’ll take full responsibility,” Bianca said as she shooed me away.
To be honest, I was more than happy to get a break to see Emilia. Being a bodyguard in a dress shop was the most boring job I could think of. The only good thing about it was that I had the opportunity to pop in and see my girlfriend on a regular basis.
I exited the dress shop and walked past my Mercedes, whistling a little tune.
The café was empty when I strolled in.
Emilia was behind the bar, and she smiled when she saw me.
“On a break?” she asked cheerfully.
“No, just picking up two triple shots of espresso to go.”
She had the exact same reactionI’dhad. “What?!”
“I know, I know.”
“Why?!”
“For Lucia and Bianca.”
“Who’s watching them?”
“Nobody, at the moment.”
“WHAT?!” She knew full well that my number one job was to guard the two women.
“They basically browbeat me until I came over here.”
“What, don’t they wanna come see me?!” she asked in playful outrage.
“They do, they’re just slammed at the moment while they’re getting the shop ready.”
“Okaaaaay…” she said as she set out a couple of to-go cups normally reserved for tourists. “They’re going to turn into Americans if they’re not careful.”
I laughed. “That’s whatIsaid!”
“Great minds think alike. Tell them I’ll come over and help them after work, if they like.”
Now it was myturn to be playfully offended. “What?! Don’t you have a date with your boyfriend?!”
She grinned. “I do, but I’m suremy boyfriend will be more than happy to wait a little while longer while I help out his boss’s wife.”
“I don’t know aboutmorethan happy,” I said, pretending to be grumpy. “In fact, I’d bet your boyfriend wants to get out of the office.”
“And get me into bed – is that it?”
I leaned over the bar and grinned. “Yes. That’s exactly it.”
She hopped up, leaned over the bar, and gave me a quick smooch before dropping back onto her feet. “You’ll be fine waiting a couple of hours.”
“A whole couple of hours?!” I said in fake shock.
