We re-entered the elevator and I was twitching and itchy because I felt like the spider was crawling all over me.
“Aideen?”
I didn’t look at Kane as I said, “What?”
“Don’t move. There is something in your hair.”
I instantly began to scream as I whipped my head back and fourth in a way that would have made Willow Smith proud.
“Get it off. Get it off. Get if off.”
“That is the opposite of not moving!”
I squealed and buried my face in Kane’s chest when he grabbed hold of me. He locked his arms around my body and it halted my movements.
“Stay. Still,” he ordered.
I whimpered into his chest and cringed when I felt his hand on my head.
“There,” he said seconds later. “It’s gone.”
I stood rooted to the spot. “What was it?”
“Just a little bit of cobweb.”
I bet it was really big—he wouldn’t have spotted it otherwise. He just said it was small to make me feel better.
“I don’t like it here.”
Kane sighed, “Let’s just check out this apartment, okay?”
No.
“Fine.”
“Come on, Cala is holding the doors open for us.”
I moved away from Kane and walked by Cala without looking at her. I waited for her to walk around me so I could follow her to the next apartment. Kane was behind me as we walked, but he was a lot taller and I was curious to know what—or who—he was looking at. I would have put money on Cala’s arse, but when I glanced over my shoulder, I was surprised to find his eyes locked onto my arse.
“What are you doin’?” I asked, irritated.
I really wanted to smile though.
Kane flicked his eyes to mine and said, “Enjoying the view. Do you mind?”
I turned my gaze forward and shook my head, a smile stretched across my face.
“Number six-zero-eight, this is apartment number two.” Cala smiled as she stopped outside said apartment.
I swallowed as she opened the door and gestured me into the apartment. I was hesitant, but when Kane snorted from behind me I grunted and walked in. It was the same layout as the apartment downstairs, but it was clean.
Very clean.
“This is better,” I murmured to myself.
“Again, take all the time you need.”
I heard Kane say something Cala, but I didn’t know what it was because I was already walking down the narrow hallway to the bathroom.
Please, no spiders.
I slowly opened the bathroom door and observed it from the hallway for a few seconds. I planned on walking inside and making sure there were no spiders, but I panicked and backed away.
“Kane,” I called out. “I can’t look. You do it for me, please.”
Kane walked down the hallway, snickering and shaking his head at me. He walked right into the bathroom and slowly spun around checking out the entire room. He looked at me and shrugged. “It’s clean.”
“Check the bathtub.”
“Aideen–”
“Check it.”
Kane grumbled, but did as I asked and checked the tub.
“It’s clean.”
I blew out a relieved breath.
“Okay, you check the sittin’ room and kitchen, I’ll see to the bedrooms.”
Kane saluted me. “Yes, ma’am.”
I smacked his arse when he passed me and he found it hilarious. Feeling pretty pleased with myself I turned and walked down the hallway and checked out the bedrooms. Both of them were the same size, a double.
It wasn’t huge, but it was bigger than my current apartment, the extra room was ideal for the baby’s room, too. I smiled as I glanced around. I liked it.
“Kane, this place is-”
The sudden blaring music cut me off and caused me to press my hands over my ears.
What the fuck?
“Kane!”
Kane entered the bedroom—he had his hands on his ears also.
“What is that?” I shouted in dismay.
He pointed at the wall. “I think it’s the neighbours.”
I widened my eyes. “We’re havin’ a baby. I can’t have music blarin’ through the walls!”
He nodded his head in agreement. “Let’s tell Cala it’s a no for here, too.”
“Damn fuckin’ right!”
I stormed out of the bedroom and out of the apartment where I found Cala. She flushed a little when she looked at me.
“I apologise.”
I shook my head. “It’s a no for the two apartments in this building. Can we go to the next one, please?”
Cala nodded then looked over my shoulder at Kane. “Next location is closer to Upton. It’s Old Isle Green and is fifteen minutes away, sir.”
Bronagh and Dominic lived in Old Isle Green.
“Okay, let’s go.”
I flushed when Kane threaded his fingers through mine and tightly held onto my hand as we walked down the hallway and into the elevator. I mentally chastised myself for being so giddy because it was just hand holding, but I didn’t care. I liked it.
We exited the building and got back into Kane’s Jeep. We followed behind Cala then until we got to Old Isle Green roughly fifteen minutes later. I was relieved upon exiting the car when I saw no dead animals.
“Dominic and Bee live close by,” Kane murmured to me as we followed behind Cala into a tall apartment complex.”
I nodded my head indicating I heard him.