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It wasn’t a come-on at all. It was the way she thought a grandfather would say it to his granddaughter. She had no idea since she had never met her grandfathers, thanks to Joseph.
“You’re sweet. I just started a new workout, and I’m getting my ass kicked.”
He nodded.
“Did you have something for me?”
“Not yet. Soon, though. I’m sure of it.”
“Just be careful.”
“I will. Hope you feel better.”
He disappeared back into his apartment, shutting the door quietly. Autumn realized there was a good chance that Freddy would probably go for days without human contact if she didn’t talk to him. That wasn’t a good thing.
Her phone vibrated in her pocket before she could get through her door.
Ian: Twenty minutes out.
Ian: Please tell me you remembered Dad was getting here today.
Autumn: I remembered.
She didn’t. She’d been so hot and bothered by her time in Seth’s realm that she was losing track of important things.
She had exactly twenty minutes to shower and get dressed. There was no way she could let Sam down. She owed that man her life.
After a five-minute shower, she dried her hair, leaving it slightly damp. It would kink up, but her father wouldn’t care. Looking at her clothes, she almost grabbed a pair of her cargo pants but decided against it. She felt like a sun dress was in order. Grabbing her favorite green maxi sundress, she slipped it on. It was simple, but the fabric clung to her meager curves, dipping low in the front. It brought out the green in her eyes. She never wore much makeup but felt she needed a little tonight.
After slipping on her mother’s locket, she checked herself in the mirror and smiled. Her phone buzzed.
Ian: Tell me you’re ready.
She didn’t answer because she knew it would irritate him. After donning her sandals, she stepped out of the apartment. Ian was sitting in an SUV. More than likely, it was one from Dillon Security. The window tint was just on this side of legal in Hawaii. The truth was, she knew Ian hated SUVs. He tended to drive sports cars. Spies. They always thought they were cooler than the rest of them.
Once she climbed into the SUV, she connected her phone and played music. Ian said nothing but rolled his eyes. He was silent as he backed out of the parking space. She knew it drove him crazy. Ian loved to be in control of things almost as much as she did. Therefore, she was a master of figuring out what bothered him the most. He really did not love Hawaiian music the way she did.
“You forgot.”
“I did not.” Lies. She was good at them. Always had been.
“You did, but I can understand since you’re so wrapped up in your time with the pretty boy.”
“What do you mean by that?”
He shrugged as he eased onto H-1 to head to the airport.
“Why would you call Harrington a pretty boy?” He definitely wasn’t a boy.
“Interesting that you picked up on exactly who I was talking about.”
“Shut it.”
He didn’t say anything, but he smiled.Ugh. Brothers. She turned up the music and started singing just to annoy him. She couldn’t carry a tune to save her life. In fact, there was a good chance she could crack glass with how bad she sang. And Ian, who had an amazing tenor voice, always got irritated when she sang off-key, especially pop music. He was a snob.
Thanks to the traffic, it took them about twenty minutes to get to the airport.
“We need a lei.”
