Page 482 of Hell Hath No Fury
She sighed. “Well, maybe not as worried as me, but he was on alert, should I need back up.”
I turned to Harm. “Lance and Avery live two doors down. They have three kids, my niece and nephews as far as I’m concerned. My mom lives across the street, and it’s pretty much why I bought the place.”
Harm nodded. “Makes sense.”
“Did I see Bryce’s car here yesterday?” Avery asked.
Harm scowled.
“Uh-oh, what did he do?” Avery asked.
I started to fill her in on the incident, but Harm pushed away from the island. “I’m gonna take a walk.”
I frowned. “Are you okay?”
“Yeah, just need a second. Be back.”
He walked away and Avery stared up at me. “Okay, that man his hot, like,hawt.”
I sighed. “I know. Therein lies the problem.”
I filled her in on the rest of the story about Bryce.
“God, I hate him,” she hissed.
I pointed to the stuff on the counter. “Harm wants to install a security system.”
She leaned against the granite and sipped her coke. “So let him.”
“I’ve known the man for two days and he’s suddenly spending all this money on me. I don’t want him to feel like I’m taking advantage of him.”
“Jesus, Bryn, I don’t feel that way,” Harm said, walking back into the kitchen.
“I thought you were going for a walk,” I said.
“I did,” he said. “But, let me get one thing perfectly clear. It’s my goddamn money. If I want to spend it on you, I’ll spend it on you, got it?”
Avery raised an eyebrow, and her lips formed an ‘O’ as she turned away from us and walked out of the room.
“I’m not used to being taken care of for no reason,” I admitted.
He wrapped an arm around my waist and pulled me against him. “Then, you better start gettin’ used to it, Bryn, ’cause it’s happenin’.”
“You really don’t mind?”
“Baby, if I minded, I wouldn’t do it.”
I slid my hands up his chest. “I think you might be too good to be true.”
“Well, that’s just because I’ve got you fooled right now.”
“I’m gonna go ahead and go home,” Avery said, walking back into the room. “If you don’t get your vagina back in play, bestie, I’m gonna talk to Lance about a threesome.”
Harm chuckled. “Sorry, babe, I’m a one-woman man and not into sword play.”
Avery scoffed. “Damn it.”
I grinned, hugging my friend before walking her out.
