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She nodded. “I know nothing about you…”
“Are you sure about that? Mrs. Bell didn’t tell you anything?”
She scratched the back of her hair and cleared her throat. “She said you own a dentist office downtown. And you’re single,” she mumbled.
“I’m sorry what was that last part? I couldn’t hear you.”
Her eyes darted in my direction. “She said you are single.”
“Yup, I am.”
“Why?”
Shit, I can’t tell her the real reason I wasn’t married or in a relationship.
“A new dental practice can be tiresome.”
“That’s understandable.”
“What about you?” Aiden, what are you doing?
“You have to ask the question, Mr. Wilder.”
I chuckled. “Ok. Why does such a beautiful young woman live alone in a retirement community?”
Not sure why those words fell out of my mouth.
She fidgeted and ran her hand over her arm.
“Thank you for the complement. I didn’t have the best track record with men. Well, that’s what my mother said. I also partied too hard during my college years. Like I was hooked on recreational drugs. My best friend overdosed and died. I cleaned up my life, then moved here.”
“I’m sorry for your loss.”
“Thank you.”
“I didn’t expect you to share so much.”
She shrugged. “Commander Wilder, I am sure you could dig into my background and find out everything about me down to my favorite color.”
“That’s true. I’d rather you tell me what your favorite color is.”
She blushed. “You didn’t check every residents background in the neighborhood?”
I smiled. “No.” Admiral Cutner assured the neighborhood was clean. I didn’t inquire about Nadia. Didn’t think I had to until now.
“Every evening you are home by nine.” Shit.
Her eyes lit up. She dropped her hands to her sides. “Do you watch all our neighbors, Commander?”
I ran my fingers through my hair. “I just wondered why you never went out. I understand now about the substance abuse, but not even dinner with friends?”
The smile vanished from her pretty nude lips. “I don’t have friends here or at home.” Her forehead thudded the passenger window.
Why didn’t I look into her background? I’ve never left the responsibility up to Admiral Cutner to inform me of anything to do with my surroundings. Maybe I didn’t want to know what was happening in the home next door. All the years I served in the military, that was my world to know every little thing about the enemy.
Her beautiful head tilted to the side gazing at me. “I am sorry. Didn’t mean to get emotional.”
My fist opened and closed on the seat at my side. I fought the urge to place my hand over hers and assure her things would be fine.
