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Nixie felt a blush creep up her cheeks and quickly forgot about the burglar comment Had she really been that loud? “Well,” she sputtered, trying to make up for her lack of stealth “You weren’t supposed to be here,” she accused

“I’m not supposed to be here?!” Nick cried in disbelief “Excuseand entering”

“How do you know asp

Nick’s lip quivered in a your na”

Nixie looked down at her na to a crime Only she would break and enter with her name emblazoned across her chest “Like I said,” she mumbled meekly, “you weren’t supposed to be here You had that charity dinner thing”

“You ht?”

Damn it She really needed to pay more attention to details

“Please turn and put your hands on the nightstand,” Nick requested

Nixie blinked blankly at him “Huh?”

“Turn and put your hands on the nightstand I’ot to find out what else you’ve stolen,” he said accusingly, gliding across the room to her side

“I didn’t steal anything!”

When he reached her, Nick flicked the necklace that was around her throat “Then I guess this got here by ic”

“No…I…”

“Face the nightstand,” Nick repeated, his voice letting her know there wouldn’t be any co her whether she wanted him to or not

With a sigh, Nixie turned and placed her hands flat against the nightstand A razed over her hips She went to ently into the s her to stay still “You are violating me!”

“Not to sound childish, but you started it” He stuck his foot between hers and kicked her into a wider stance “I’ you leave here until I’ else”

“Nick, I…”

“I don’t want to hear any stupid excuses Please, just be quiet so we can get this over ithout having the cops visit my house”

Though she was annoyed at the fact he wouldn’t listen to her, Nixie felt relief flood through her Being patted down like a co to let her leave In the end, he’d get his necklace back and she’d get to keep her job It was a good outcome for both of them

Nick’s hands s for what she assues His hands slid around the front of her short deni over the pockets

Nixie rolled her eyes “Do you really plan on finding anything there?”

“I didn’t plan on finding you rooting through my stuff,” Nick retorted, “so you never know”

Nixie let out a huff of agitation “This is really unnecessary, you know?” She was about to ainst the back of hers as he leaned forward toin her hands She would have tried to stop it, but the small, sharp intake of breath happened before she could cover it up

Daht she was a no-good criet all hot and bothered by his pat down It wasn’t like he was doing it to get a reaction out of her Unless that reaction was fear

Biting her lip, Nixie tried to prevent any more inappropriate responses