Especially after I snuck up on him in the shower and gave him a taste of his own medicine.
Ha.
He deserved it.
I chuckle, then pull off my dress, tossing it on the floor in a wash pile, missing the hamper completely.
Honestly, housekeeping isn’t my forte.
Baking, yes.
Cleaning, no.
I can’t stand here all afternoon trying to figure out how to dress for this outing with Duke; I should have already slid myself into a pair of leggings and a hoodie and been done with it. But that’s not what I wear.
Nope.
My vanity won’t allow it.
He may be an annoyance, but he’s a good-looking guy with a deep voice and Southern accent, who looks as if he could bench press me with one arm tied behind his back.
So I pull on a pair of jeans, pull a snug white T-shirt over my head, and slide a red headband over my hair that has a pretty bow at the side.
White sneakers.
A little bit of red lipstick I’m sure he’ll notice and be rude enough to comment on because the man seems to notice and comment on everything…
White T-shirt?
Blah.
I look like a schoolteacher.
Ugh.
Whatever, I don’t have time to change when I’m just running to the grocery store, Lurch in tow.
He’s already next to my car when I get outside—of course he is—knowing I’d leave him behind if he wasn’t. I’m not purposely trying to take him out in public.
We just met.
I don’t want it to be my responsibility if his cover is blown.
I don’t want to be blamed if his cover is blown.
He seems like a handful and will be a pain in the ass once we’re at the actual store.
When Duke climbs in, his body contorts in a way only a large man his size would while jamming himself into a car this size. He pulls a white plastic bag onto his lap.
Jet-blackhairfluffs out between the handles.
“Uh. What the hell isthat?” I nod in its direction with my chin before pressing the ignition button to turn the car on.
“This?” He lifts the bag. “This is my disguise.”
Dear Lord, no. “When you said you had a disguise, I assumed you meant you’d be putting on a baseball cap.”
He fishes a ballcap out of the bag and holds it up. “That too.”