Page 6 of Sensual Nights

He took a deep breath as he pocketed the keys, and she nervously played with the little chain strap from her bag.

The door opened and Quinn Kurtz entered with a flourish. "There he is."

Mason saw Quinn staring at him, and he felt heat climb up his body. He didn't relish extra attention. "Hi, Quinn. Thank you for letting me move in early. Carley just brought me the keys."

Quinn stopped next to Carley, and she reached over and shook his hand. "Congratulations on selling another condo, Carley. You're killing it there."

"Thank you for trusting me to sell them for you. They really do sell themselves, or maybe I shouldn't say that."

Quinn laughed. "I'm sure you have a lot to do with them selling."

Her cheeks turned pink, and it was stunning on her.

"You want a beer, Quinn?"

"Yes, please."

Quinn sat next to Carley, and Mason hustled to pull a beer from the cooler. He set the beer and a clean mug on a napkin in front of Quinn.

Carley turned to Quinn. "Yesterday when we were at the condo, I saw a man running from inside. Mason saw him too. I don't know how he got in, but maybe one of the workers left a door open. Also, when I got to the condo Mason bought, the door was unlocked."

Mason tilted his head slightly and a chill ran down his back. "You didn't say anything about that."

"I thought I was being paranoid. After all, the carpenters had been installing the carpeting in the closets. I assumed they left the door unlocked."

Quinn's brows bunched. "Did you see the man enough to be able to identify him?"

"No."

Mason cleared his throat. "I saw him too. I chased him out of the building and saw him run into the woods. We checkedthe other units..." His eyes met Carley's. "It didn't appear that anything was damaged. We locked up afterwards."

Quinn nodded. "Thank you for telling me. I think I'll have the security system installed tomorrow. Since residents are living there now and someone managed to get in, I'd rather take care of that right away."

Carley nodded and Mason responded. "Thank you, that's wonderful. I'm not worried about me, but Carley shouldn't be showing the place alone if there's someone causing trouble there."

"I agree," Quinn responded.

Jace came out of the back office and greeted his friend and sister-in-law. "Carley, Margo will be pissed if you don't go back and say hello while you're here."

Carley laughed. "I will."

Jace sat on the other side of Quinn, and Carley finished her tea. "I'll go see Margo now. Let me know if I can help you with anything, Mason."

His cheeks warmed, and so did the tips of his ears. Jace gave him a funny look; one side of his smile ticked up higher than the other, and Mason busied himself washing glasses.

5

Carley tapped on the office door and quickly stepped inside. Margo whirled around in her desk chair, a huge smile on her face.

"Hi Carley. It looks like you had a nice conversation with Mason out there."

"Are you spying on me?"

Margo grinned and pointed to the three monitors on the wall. "I saw you. Not spying on you."

Margo stood and wrapped her in a hug. Carley hugged her little sister in return, enjoying the feel of her sister’s warm embrace. She closed her eyes and let Margo's warmth seep in.

Margo stepped back and looked into her eyes. "Is everything okay with you?" She saw concern in her sister's eyes and that bothered her.

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