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licking his lips and groaning. Thankfully her high pitched screaming covered the betraying sound.
Somehow he managed to tear his eyes away from the beautiful sight before him to look around for the
serial killer that had to be waiting to attack them, judging by her screams. When he didn t find
anything but Toby, he really hoped his new owners would take pity on the damn dog and change his
name, looking in the open cabinet beneath the sink, growling and barking he couldn t help but feel
confused and a headache coming on from all the noise.
 What the hell is going on in here? he demanded loudly enough to thankfully cut through Zoe s
screams and get her to shut the hell up along with the dog.
Without looking back she reached behind her and pointed frantically in the direction of the growling
dog.  It s in there! she screeched as if that said it all.
Sadly enough it really didn t. Although he did appreciate the fact that her towel had managed to drop
another two inches, revealing the top halves of two perfectly rounded cheeks. It was the least she
could do for scaring the shit out of him, he decided as he crouched down and gently pushed the
growling dog aside so he could take a look.
He carefully pushed aside extra rolls of toilet paper, a first aid kit, a can of shaving gel, pre-treater
and an unopened box of a twelve pack of condoms that earned a frown, but didn t find anything even
remotely scream worthy.
 What exactly am I looking for? he asked, shooting a glance over his shoulder at his shivering tenant
who was still hiding in the corner, which was probably a good thing since she d probably rip him a
new one for staring at her ass.
 A spider, she said, sounding so horrified that he couldn t help but laugh.
 That s why you were screaming bloody murder? Over a spider? he asked, knowing for any other
woman and he would be yelling at her for scaring the hell out of him, but for his little tough as nails
tenant he couldn t help but laugh. She was always so strong, always spoke her mind and loved to piss
him off for fun. So to see Zoe freaking out over something as ridiculous as a spider was too much to
believe. Other than keeping her mouth shut when she thought he was just the landlord s asshole
nephew and from what he knew about her last job he couldn t imagine Zoe being intimidated or afraid
of anything.
 It s huge! she clarified, not moving one iota away from the corner of the tub.
 Uh huh, he said, not bothering to hide his disbelief. No doubt it was some tiny little thing that she
saw out of the corner of her eye and had overreacted.
 Well, I m not seeing it now, he murmured, taking another look for this  huge spider and chuckling.
He felt more than heard Zoe rush past him and wasn t all too surprised to find her standing in the
middle of her bed with the towel now snuggly wrapped around her body much to his disappointment a
few seconds later.
 I tell you what, Ms. Scaredy Pants, he said, grinning hugely when she shot him a venomous look,
 after I get ready to go out I ll come back and take another look for the killer spider. Maybe by then it
will feel comfortable enough to come out.
She licked her lips nervously as her eyes darted back to the bathroom where Toby, how he hated that
name, now obviously bored since Zoe stopped screaming, now lay across the bathroom floor dozing
off.
 You promise?
 Yes, I promise, he said, resisting the urge to roll his eyes. No doubt he was going to have to hunt
down a small spider outside and throw it into a glass jar to convince her that he found it otherwise
she d probably be screaming for help all night over  spiders.
 O-okay, she said, shifting on the bed.
Trevor bit back a smile as he paused near the bed, knowing she d probably kill him later, but simply
couldn t resist.  There s just one thing. I need a towel.
Zoe yanked her eyes away from the bathroom to frown down at him in confusion.  Your closet is full
of towels.
 Uh huh, but I need a pink towel, he explained as he reached out and ripped her towel away from
her. He was already halfway down the stairs when he heard her gasp of surprise and heading out her
door when she started threatening the poor confused appendage in his pants that hadn t been able to
go down since he spotted Zoe cowering in the bathtub.
Chapter 13
 Zoe? Trevor called out as he walked up the stairs.  Are you still here quivering in fear? he asked,
chuckling when he remembered the expression on her face when he ripped the towel away.
Too bad he hadn t been able to stick around and steal a peek at what he d uncovered, he thought with
a heavy sigh. It was just as well that he didn t know what lay beneath all her baggy clothes.
He walked into the bedroom to find Toby cuddled on the bed with the ratty old teddy bear that Zoe
seemed to love so much. The playful pup raised his head, wagging his tail and panting happily as he
watched Trevor approach the bed.
 Hey, buddy, you want to help me slay the monster? he asked, giving the dog a playful scratch
behind the ears that earned a groan of delight. After a minute Toby rolled over onto his back in silent
demand that Trevor gave into with a little sigh. Damn demanding dog, Trevor thought with a smile.
If he wasn t afraid that Zoe would think he was a pushover he d be tempted to forget his rule and let
her keep the dog. Hell, he was half thinking of stealing the dog for himself. He always loved having
dogs as a kid and promised himself that he d get another one when he was older, but he never seemed
to have the time for one.
He gave the dog one last rub, careful not to get any dog hair on his navy blue dress shirt or black
slacks. Normally if he was going to work on something in one of his tenant s apartments he d don his
work clothes, but this was only a small spider in Zoe s freakishly neat home so he wasn t too worried
about getting dirty. He started to head towards the bathroom only to come to an abrupt halt when [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]