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“I have fun” She didn’t want hi she was a dull Jane Even if she was a dull Jane orked most of the time and spent tooeven more so as to impress him when next they met

“With whooodbye in apartment 907?”

Mrs Beasley? She started to laugh, but then realized he was serious, had hbor’s apart, sounded a tad bit jealous

Was it possible? Could apossessive? Oh, as she thinking? He was probably just worried that if she had a life she wouldn’t be at his beck and call for work Just look at how he’d reacted to herlunch plans that didn’t involve work

“Aparthbor”

“And you tell this neighbor you love him?”

He’d heard that? And as he using his annoyed voice on her? She glared at hi able to see his profile, she could see his expression harden

“It’s a si”

Oh, enough was enough

“My neighbor is a seventy-year-old sweetheart who dog-sits fora man I loved him Not that it’s any of your business if I was”

His brow rose “Yoda?”

“My dog”

“You have a dog?”

“Yes, a miniature poodle”

“A miniature poodle?” His nose curled with unpleasantness “Not much in the way of protection”