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Killyaled her cell phone in Hammer’s face

“Call if you need anything Wantyou some dinner?”

“No If I need you, I’ll call And no, I don’t need a blanket”

Jonas dropped the blanket he had picked up from the bottom of her bed

“Go get a beer, get laid, or better yet, do both I’ll check in with you tomorrow”

The men finally left her in the peace of her apartment

Seeing she was alone, Gollu before rolling into Killyaainst her waist

“You miss me?”

The purring response had Killya the sleek fur

“I bought you a new toy I’ll get it for you ake up”

She was about to drift off when Gollum jumped off her The cat only acted that hen he sensed so it was one of her neighbors, she expected him to come back or to hear a knock at her door When neither happened, Killya from under the couch

She went to her door and opened it Confused at seeing no one on the landing, she looked down, finding a long box

Locking the door behind her, she carried it inside, setting it on the counter After re one of the knives from the butcher block, she cut the ribbon on the box, opened it, and found herself staring down at two dozen red roses

Picking one up, she held the fragile flower as she searched for a large tumbler in her kitchen cabinet The blue tumbler nearly toppled over after she filled it ater and the flowers

Gollu theain Killyama lifted the troublesome cat off the counter

“I should call Jonas and tell him, the next time he sends me flowers, to buyshe wouldn’t even mention the flowers to his if she didn’t getthe men be nice to her this past as assome heads

After digging out the catnip toys she had bought fro her cat up to go to bed

About to turn out the light, she paused, fearher She would be damned if she let Kane into her dreams Like all monsters, they only hurt you if you let them