Page 12 of Wolf's Son
“No, you didn’t.” I would have remembered.
“Yeah, Princess, I told you who I was and that I would be coming in two hours.”
Crap.
He did say that. I guess I didn’t pay too much attention to his name.
“Did you know it was me that you were meeting?” I blurt out the question before it registers in my head.
“Yep,” he states, that smirk coming back to his lips.
“You didn’t think to tell me that when you called?” He called me Ms. Cordova.
“Considering it was a company call and I’m here on business, I figured I’d be professional.” Wolf shrugs. “Now, I’m gonna get to work and get your system set up. When I’m done, I’ll show you how to use it.”
Blinking, I nod, feeling like he’d just slapped a wall down between us. I don’t get why, though. Or what the sudden change in him is about.
Rather than question him, or say anything else, I go back to what I was working on.
Three hours later, and I’m losing my mind. Not because of the stands. Though they’re a pain in my backside. Why do they have to be so complicated? Maybe I should just make the stands myself. It’s not like I don’t have the tools to do it. I just need the material. What has me losing my mind is the fact I can’t stop my gaze from wandering over to where Wolf is working. No matter where he was in the building, I found myself glancing in his direction.
To make it worse, two other guys showed up. Wolf introduced them to me as Aries and Dutch. The three of them worked together in wiring everything up, and by the time they were done, each area of the gallery had cameras that I couldn’t even see. The only reason I even knew about them was ‘cause Wolf told me.
I think if Wolf hadn’t told me, I would be freaked out a bit because I wouldn’t know where they were. He and the other two guys explained to me that the gallery would be monitored at all times in case something happened, they’d be alerted to it immediately.
I honestly wasn’t sure how that made me feel. Onthe one hand, it’s a good thing. On the other, I feel like my privacy is being invaded. Thankfully, it’s only here at the gallery and not in my home. If that were the case, my big brother would be hearing me screaming at him over the phone until I was screaming in his face.
If he had security placed in my home, he’d have crossed the line, and I’d surely lose my mind on him.
Sighing, I try to focus on not messing up the stand ad I’m putting together rather than on my neighbor. Why is he’s consuming my thoughts? Maybe it has to do with his close proximity.
Okay, now I know that’s a lie.
“We’re done.”
I twist around to find Wolf standing there, eyes on my bottom.
“You are?” Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Now I can get him out of here and hopefully find something to get my mind off him.
“Yep.” Wolf nods curtly. “Come here, I want you to learn the system so you know how to lock it.”
Getting to my feet, I swipe my fingers over my jeans and follow him to the panel installed near the back door.
“Why didn’t you install it by the front?” I ask, uncertain of this. I liked coming in the front doors.
“Because front doors, other people have access to the panel. Back here, they don’t. You need to use this door for coming and going. There’s a parking area behind the gallery for you to park, and we installed cameras out here as well as motion sensor lights.” He goes on to explain the system to me, answers questions I have, and finally gives me the codes I need, telling me I need to memorize them.
I hate to break it to him, but I don’t remember codes or numbers that well. I have to keep it written down somewhere, otherwise, I’ll forget it. It’s the same for all my passwords.
“Thank you for coming and doing this today,” I manage to say without embarrassing myself.
“No problem, remember to set the codes and lock the doors when you’re alone,” Wolf says just before walking away. He stops where I’d been working and cocks a brow while looking back at me. “How many more of these you got to put together?”
“About twenty.” I shrug and make my way toward him. “It’s not hard to do, and I’ll get them done. I did all the painting in here as well.” Now, why did I have to tell him that?
Jeez, I’m such an idiot.
Looking at the time on the clock, I sigh, “Since you guys are done, I need to finish up and head home.”
