Kelly. “Let’s go.”
The interaction had been short but not sweet. Kelly wasn’t sure what she had expected. These were powerful men, and they got things done. There was a reason that people were afraid of them. She allowed Kyle to escort her back out into the hallway. He waved at the receptionist as he hit the button for the elevator. A large, looming man suddenly appeared next to them. He gave Kyle a quick nod. Kyle nodded back.
“Kelly, this is Cal.”
Kelly wasn’t sure she’d ever seen a man so big. “Nice to meet you, Cal.”
Cal simply nodded at her. Then he took a step back and put his hands together in front of him. He looked like he didn’t have a care in the world, but yet Kelly sensed that he was wound up like some kind of spring.
“If I can’t go with you where you need to go, you take Cal.” Kyle gestured at the man. “Cal has been with us a long time. He’ll make sure you’re safe if I can’t be there.”
Kelly found the sentiment suddenly touching. She felt safer than she had since everything had happened. She was grateful yet again that she had come to Kyle.
“I’m sure you probably have to get to the club,” she said. She felt bad that she was taking him away from his work.
Kyle blanched as if she reminded him of something he wanted to forget. “I have to make sure everything is in line for the gala tonight. There are still a million different details I need to go over.” Kelly didn’t want to be a bother to him. Kyle’s next words caught her off guard. “Would you like to go with me?”
Kelly’s corner of her mouth tugged up in a slight grin. “You mean like your date?”
Kyle looked down at his feet and shifted uncomfortably. “Usually, I take Sophie to these kinds of things. But I figured if you were here and didn’t have anything else to do.”
Kelly laughed at the absurdity of it all. She wasn’t in Copper City for a vacation, and Kyle and she both knew it. And yet there was a feeling of wanting to return things to some kind of normalcy in her life. She did crave that, and a date seemed like the perfect way to do it.
“I’d be honored. But I don’t have a dress.”
Kyle frowned. “I’m probably not the best expert on those kinds of things. Maybe I can ask Sophie to help.”
Kelly felt a stab of jealousy when Kyle said Sophie’s name again. Although she had met the bartender the night before at the club, and Kyle had indicated they were just friends, she couldn’t help but wonder if there was something more there. Especially now that she and Kyle’s relationship had wandered into some type of gray area.
She didn’t have a chance to ask him about it, though, as they arrived downstairs and walked out onto the sidewalk. Cal indicated a car sitting at the curb. “Cal will take you back to my place. Here.” He handed her a cellphone. Kelly wondered where it had come from; she hadn’t seen him take it from anywhere, and they hadn’t been to a store.
“I have my own phone.”
Kyle shook his head. “Get rid of it. You don’t know if Oak Tree is using that to trace your whereabouts or not. Better to be safe than sorry. This is a burner that you can use until we can get you another one. The only people that should be calling you on it is me and maybe Sophie. I’ll ask her about the dress thing.” He seemed uncomfortable by the idea. Kyle didn’t strike her as the type that enjoyed getting dressed up.
She reluctantly moved toward the car where Cal was holding the door open for her. She gasped when Kyle appeared next her just as she was ready to get in.
“I’m glad you said yes.” He gave her a gentle kiss on the lips, and she sighed as she leaned into him. He looked deeply into her eyes. “Promise me you won’t run away from me again.”
Kelly was ashamed of her earlier behavior. She knew she needed to trust Kyle. He was going to help her if she was just a little bit more patient. Hopefully, it would all blow over quickly now that they had
The interaction had been short but not sweet. Kelly wasn’t sure what she had expected. These were powerful men, and they got things done. There was a reason that people were afraid of them. She allowed Kyle to escort her back out into the hallway. He waved at the receptionist as he hit the button for the elevator. A large, looming man suddenly appeared next to them. He gave Kyle a quick nod. Kyle nodded back.
“Kelly, this is Cal.”
Kelly wasn’t sure she’d ever seen a man so big. “Nice to meet you, Cal.”
Cal simply nodded at her. Then he took a step back and put his hands together in front of him. He looked like he didn’t have a care in the world, but yet Kelly sensed that he was wound up like some kind of spring.
“If I can’t go with you where you need to go, you take Cal.” Kyle gestured at the man. “Cal has been with us a long time. He’ll make sure you’re safe if I can’t be there.”
Kelly found the sentiment suddenly touching. She felt safer than she had since everything had happened. She was grateful yet again that she had come to Kyle.
“I’m sure you probably have to get to the club,” she said. She felt bad that she was taking him away from his work.
Kyle blanched as if she reminded him of something he wanted to forget. “I have to make sure everything is in line for the gala tonight. There are still a million different details I need to go over.” Kelly didn’t want to be a bother to him. Kyle’s next words caught her off guard. “Would you like to go with me?”
Kelly’s corner of her mouth tugged up in a slight grin. “You mean like your date?”
Kyle looked down at his feet and shifted uncomfortably. “Usually, I take Sophie to these kinds of things. But I figured if you were here and didn’t have anything else to do.”
Kelly laughed at the absurdity of it all. She wasn’t in Copper City for a vacation, and Kyle and she both knew it. And yet there was a feeling of wanting to return things to some kind of normalcy in her life. She did crave that, and a date seemed like the perfect way to do it.
“I’d be honored. But I don’t have a dress.”
Kyle frowned. “I’m probably not the best expert on those kinds of things. Maybe I can ask Sophie to help.”
Kelly felt a stab of jealousy when Kyle said Sophie’s name again. Although she had met the bartender the night before at the club, and Kyle had indicated they were just friends, she couldn’t help but wonder if there was something more there. Especially now that she and Kyle’s relationship had wandered into some type of gray area.
She didn’t have a chance to ask him about it, though, as they arrived downstairs and walked out onto the sidewalk. Cal indicated a car sitting at the curb. “Cal will take you back to my place. Here.” He handed her a cellphone. Kelly wondered where it had come from; she hadn’t seen him take it from anywhere, and they hadn’t been to a store.
“I have my own phone.”
Kyle shook his head. “Get rid of it. You don’t know if Oak Tree is using that to trace your whereabouts or not. Better to be safe than sorry. This is a burner that you can use until we can get you another one. The only people that should be calling you on it is me and maybe Sophie. I’ll ask her about the dress thing.” He seemed uncomfortable by the idea. Kyle didn’t strike her as the type that enjoyed getting dressed up.
She reluctantly moved toward the car where Cal was holding the door open for her. She gasped when Kyle appeared next her just as she was ready to get in.
“I’m glad you said yes.” He gave her a gentle kiss on the lips, and she sighed as she leaned into him. He looked deeply into her eyes. “Promise me you won’t run away from me again.”
Kelly was ashamed of her earlier behavior. She knew she needed to trust Kyle. He was going to help her if she was just a little bit more patient. Hopefully, it would all blow over quickly now that they had
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