Lovely Neighbor by Alexa Riley Page 0,40
already started planning.” She looks between the two of us and I laugh.
“Grams, I think we have more pressing issues at the moment.” Just then Moose comes bounding from Grams’s guest room and he almost knocks me over with cuddles. It’s clear he missed me, but as soon as he’s gotten his love, he goes straight to Devin.
“Why don’t you have a seat, sugar.” She tells Moose to sit, and I’m shocked when he does. A few days with Grams and he’s minding his manners.
I sit in the dining room chair and pet Moose as I listen to Devin talk to the cops. He quickly tells them about my place being broken into too and how they didn’t take anything. Which is exactly what happened here.
“Can you think of anyone who doesn't like you? An ex-boyfriend?” I shake my head.
“Everyone loves her,” Devin says quickly, but the cop ignores him. Of course Devin thinks everyone loves me.
“No one comes to mind?”
“No,” I tell him. “I didn't date before Devin and I work alone from home. My life is simple and a little bit boring.” I truly can’t think of anyone who would want to do me harm, but the cops ask a few more questions.
After they’re finished I start to help clean up because I need to keep busy.
“You can’t stay here,” I say to Grams, who told the cops she didn't need a place to stay tonight. “You can come and stay with Devin and me.”
“I’ll be fine here,” she says, and I know that tone.
She’s not going to back down and I look to Devin for some kind of help here.
“I’m putting two extra guards on our floor and a couple in the lobby.”
“If you want to do that, it’s your building, Devin, but I think I’ll be fine.” Grams smiles softly like we’re both overreacting.
“I have someone on the way to change your locks.” I give Grams a hug, feeling better that Devin is all over it. It’s nice to have someone handle things in a situation like this.
“Go home and get some rest. You both look exhausted.”
I fight a yawn, but in the end it wins.
“It’s fine, Erin. I’ve got this place locked up tight,” Devin says when we’re across the hall in his place. “No one is getting in or out of here without my team knowing it.” I sit down on the bed and Devin takes my shoes off for me.
“It has to be the same person. They’re following me.” That’s the only thing that makes sense, as much as I don’t want it to be true.
“Lie down, sweetheart. Let me handle this.” I scoot back onto the bed and he pulls the blanket over me. “I’ve got to make a few calls. I’ll be down the hall, but I’ll be back in a few minutes.” He looks at me with concern etched in his eyes. “Unless you want me to stay,”
“No, do what you need to. I just want this to end.”
“It will end. I can promise you that,” he vows, and I believe him.
That must be why sleep comes so easy as soon as I close my eyes.
Chapter Twenty-Three
Devin
“This time change is going to kill me,” Erin moans as she leans her head back in the spray of the shower.
“The best thing for it is to get up early and try to acclimate.” I run my soapy hands over her breasts and pinch her nipples.
“I think that’s your excuse for making me take a shower with you.” Her moan is louder this time when I suck on one and then the other before I rub my day-old shave over them. “God, that feels good.”
I kneel down in front of her and look up at the rivulets of water cascading down her body. I swear I’ve never seen anything more beautiful. “When do you want to get married?”
“Oh, now you’re asking?” She smiles down at me as she threads wet fingers through my hair.
“I’m just trying to figure out how long I have before I can start complaining that it’s taking too long.” I smile up at her as I kiss her stomach. “Which I think is right about now.”
“I know you’d be happy to take me to the courthouse, but I think I’d like a wedding.” She nibbles on her lip nervously as she leans back against the shower wall and I put her leg over my shoulder.
“Are you worried I won’t wait long enough to plan a wedding?” I kiss my